Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper
SecondaryZinc, Gold, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlMineralization Tends To Prefer The More Steeply Dipping Parts Of The Vein
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
StructureEastern Edge Of San Xavier Thrust Fault Block.
AlterationStrong Clay And Sericite Alteration.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1880
Last production1950
Identification
Deposit ID10039583
MRDS IDM050372
Alternate namesVictoria Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.94568, -111.12069
References
KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 136 .MAYUGA, M. N., 1942 , THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE HELMET PEAK AREA, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: UNIV. ARIZ., PHD THESIS, P. 119 .WILSON, E. D., 1950 , ARIZONA ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS PART 1 : ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 156 , P. 49 .WALLER, H.E., 1960, THE GEOLOGY OF THE PAYMASTER AND AND OLIVETTE MINING AREAS, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: M.S. THESIS, UNIV OF ARIZUSGS BULL 1112-C.CIMRI( 8 ) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 136 . ( 9 ) ABM BULLETIN 140 .