Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR PIPES, LENSES, MANTOS
Ore controlControlled By Fractures And Fracture Intersections Forming Breccia Pipes And Favorable Limestone Beds.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Plumbojarosite, Sphalerite
GangueEpidote, Garnet, Hedenbergite, Magnetite, Quartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockGranite
StructureLimestone Beds Form A South-Plunging Syncline. Dips Range From 20 - 90 S. Ore Occurs Within The San Xavier Fault Zone. A Steeply South-Dipping Fault Zone Strikes N70e. It Is A Complex Zone With Variable Dip.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10039577
MRDS IDM050362
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.97318, -111.09375
References
KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 137.MAYUGA, M.N., 1942, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE HELMET PEAK AREA, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: UNIV. ARIZ., PHD THESIS.WILSON, E.D., 1950, ARIZONA ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS, PART 1: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 156, P. 46, 47.CIMRI( 8 ) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 137 . ( 9 , 10 ) ABM BULLETIN 140 . ( 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ) ABM BULLETIN 156 .