Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metamorphic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR MASSIVE
Ore controlFault Zone, Intersections Of Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Scheelite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Escabrosa Limestone
StructureBlock Faulting Trending Nnw ; Reg.Trends: Post Cretaceous Pre-Pliocene Thrusts And High Angle Normal And Reverse Faults. Cretaceous - Tertiary Intrusives And Consequent Faulting., Mogul Fault Zone
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationSilicification, Dolomitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1913-1952
First production1913
Last production1953
Discovery year1913
Identification
Deposit ID10039524
MRDS IDM050218
Alternate namesHappy Thot, Gold Bug, General Hancock, Careless, Campo Bonito Group, Fotuna, Ewing Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.55733, -110.73679
References
DALE, V.B., 1959, U.S. BUREAU MINES REPT. OF INV. 5516.WILSON, E.D., 1941, ARIZONA BUREAU MINES BULL. 148.SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.1944 COMPILE STRATEGIC MINERALS INVESTIGATION1959 COMPILE U.S. BUREAU MINES, R.I. 55161952 DIREXPL NIKAS MINING CO., MINE WORKINGS CONSTRUCTED WITH DMEA CONTRACT.1953 COMPILE FAICK, J.H. DMEA GEOLOGICAL REPORT.CIMRIDALE, V. B. 1959