Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Copper
SecondaryGold
TertiaryZinc, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlPermeable Shear Zone; Fractured Limestone Facilitated Or Controlled Replacement.
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Argentite, Cerargyrite, Covellite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBarite, Quartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockGranite · Granite Granite
Tectonic settingBasin And Range.
AlterationQtz-Ser-Pyr; Py-Gossan
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Last production1959
Discovery year1920
Identification
Deposit ID10039560
MRDS IDM050282
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.8754, -111.26819
References
RANSOME, F.L. 1922, USGS BULL 725 J.WILSON, E.D., ET AL, 1960, ARIZ. BU. MINES GEO. MAP PIMA COUNTY.HIGDON, C.E. 1933, SUNSHINE MINE AREA; UNIV. ARIZ. UNPUBL. MS THESIS.KRIEGER, M.H., 1973.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.1920 RECON RANSOME, F.L. USGS BULL. 725J(8)KEITH,S.B.,1974,(9,10,11)ELSING,1936,ABM BULL.140