Arizona · Pima County
Past Producer
Prosperity Mine Group
Pima County, Arizona, United States
Zinc
Lead
Silver
Copper
Gold
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Commodities
Primary
Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
IRREGULAR POCKETS, LENSES, PODS
Ore control
Ore Occurs Within Breccia Zones.
Materials
Ore minerals
Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tennantite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue
Chlorite, Epidote, Serpentine
Geology
Host rock
Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rock
Quartz Monzonite
Structure
Within San Xavier Thrust Fault Block
Alteration
Propylitic (Chlorite,Epidote, Some Serpentine)
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Production years
1880'S TO 1890'S
First production
1885
Last production
1955
Identification
Deposit ID
10039581
MRDS ID
M050369
Alternate names
Helmet Peak, Elsie, Camden, Tit For Tat
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
31.95873, -111.09958
References
MAYUGA, 1942 VA PH.D. THESIS.COOPER, BULL. 1112WILSON,E.D.,1950,ARIZONA ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS,PART1:ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 156.