Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
SecondarySilver
TertiaryGold, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR/PINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlIn Volcanic Breccia At Contact With Andesite.
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rockGranite
StructureCross-Faulting And Post Mineral Lamprophyre Dikes.
Tectonic settingBasin And Range.
AlterationIron And Copper Stains, Wall Rock Altered To Sericite.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1941
Last production1941
Discovery year1892
Identification
Deposit ID10039535
MRDS IDM050237
Alternate namesSoto Group, Esperanza Group, Whitcomb, Zappia Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.64846, -111.36486
References
DALE, AND OTHERS, 1961, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES, USBM RI 5650WILSON, E.D. 1941, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF ARIZ.: ABM BULL 148LEMMON D.M. 1945, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF ARIZ: USGS UNPUBL. DATASHEIKH, A.M. 1970, LAS GUIJAS DISTRICT: ECON GEOL. V. 65 NO. 7DALE, STEWART, AND MCKINNEY, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 5650.1957 RECON USBM RI-565CIMRIDALE AND OTHERS, 1961, USBM RI 5650