Description
Ricks And Burse
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silica
SecondarySilver, Quartz, Copper, Lead
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFault Zone Between Rhyolite Dike And Andesite - Northwest Trending.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Gold
Other materialsQuartz
Geology
Host rockConglomerate,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Yellowstone Wash Formation
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureAllison Fault Zone - N30 W; 75-80 W
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationPortions Of Vein Containing Abundant Manganese And Iron Oxides Have Richest Ore.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1898
Discovery year1888
Identification
Deposit ID10039550
MRDS IDM050259
Alternate namesChance, El Oro, Old Gold, Side Veins: Fourth of July, Roberts
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.8154, -111.63431
References
WILSON, CUNNINGHAM, AND BUTLER, 1934, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES: ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 137.WORCESTER, A.W., 1931, ALLISON MINE OF THE EL ORO MINING CO.: MINING JOURNAL, V. 15, NO. 3, P. 5-6.FAIR, C.L., 1965, GEOLOGY OF FRESNAL CANYON AREA: UNIV ARIZ. PH.D. - THESIS.KEITH, S.B., 1974, ABM BULLETIN 189, P. 107.ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.NOWLAN, G.A., HAXEL, G.B., HANNA, W.F., PITKIN, J.A., DIVELEY-WHITE, D.V., MCDONNELL, J.R., JR., AND LUNDBY, WILLIAM, 1989, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BABOQUIVARI PEAK AND COYOTE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1702, 30 P.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 4, 185 P.PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.CIMRIKEITH,1974; 2ND AND 3RD NUMBERS FROM WILSON,1934.