Arizona · Cochise County
Producer

Toughnut Mine

Cochise County, Arizona, United States
CopperLeadZincSilverGoldVanadium
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead, Zinc, Silver
SecondaryGold, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPIPES
Ore controlDragfolds ("Roll") In Anticline
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcocite, Copper, Gold, Jarosite, Stromeyerite
GangueCuprite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Cret. Bisbee Group Beds
Associated rockDiorite
StructureIn Tombstone Basin, N Trending Dikes, Ne Fissures
AlterationLimestone Is Recrystallized
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10039570
MRDS IDM050351
Alternate namesTombstone Group, Northwest, Hoodoo Stopes
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.70013, -110.06733
References
BUTLER, ETAL, 1938, ABM BULL. 143GILULLY, 1956: USGS PP 281BUTLER, B.S.; WILSON, E.D.; RASOR, C.A.; 1938, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 143, PL. 3,4.USGS BULL. 710, 1920, PL. 5. KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 79.KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.