Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Gold
TertiaryBismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlConglomerate Host Rock Fractured More Readily Than Other Rock Types.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockTuff · Oro Blanco Formation;Cobre Ridge Tuff
StructureBlock Faulting., Mine Is On A Major Nw-Trending Fault; Quartz Veins In Region Trend Ne-Sw And E-W, Dipping 30n And 73se, Respectively
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsD1- PRE 1900; D2-1940'S
First production1893
Discovery year1893
Identification
Deposit ID10039538
MRDS IDM050242
Alternate namesNoon, Anderson, Fickett
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.49402, -111.27013
References
KNIGHT, L.H., JR., 1970, ORO BLANCO DISTRICT: UNIV. ARIZ. PH.D. THESIS.YEEND, WARREN, 1973.ABM BULL 191, P. 63.CIMRIKNIGHT, 1970; KEITH, 1975