Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formNARROW, IRREGULAR, LENSING
Ore controlNarrow, Irregular, Lensing Quartz-Fissure Veins Along Nw-Trending Fault Zone In Welded Tuff
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Silver
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockWelded Tuff · Cobre Ridge Tuff
StructureBlock Faulting., Nw Faults
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationIron & Copper Staining On Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1873
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10039537
MRDS IDM050241
Alternate namesGold Pen, Bartlett, Skunk
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.4918, -111.30875
References
KNIGHT, L.H., JR., 1970, ORO BLANCO DISTRICT: UNIV. ARIZ. PH.D. THESIS.USBM FILES, OSTRICH MINE.ABM BULL 191, P. 68.RFC B0536CIMRICONSV - M000225