Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlEne Striking Fault Along A Fault Contact With Prec. Granite.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Copper
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureSome Post-Metallization Faulting.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1900
Last production1929
Identification
Deposit ID10039586
MRDS IDM050376
Alternate namesVenus Group, Arizona Buttes Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.89956, -111.07013
References
KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 136 .HOUSER, F. N., 1949 , THE GEOLOGY OF THE CONTENTION MINE AREA, TWIN BUTTES, ARIZONA: UNIV. ARIZ. MS THESIS.BROWN, R. L., 1926 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TWIN BUTTES DISTRICT: UNIV. ARIZ. MS THESIS.( 8 ) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 136 .