Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryCopper, Silver
TertiaryLead, Gold, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlGarnet Zone Between Prec Granite And Limestone. Localized By Closely Spaced Ne Fissures.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Specularite, Sphalerite
GangueGarnet, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1920
Last production1947
Identification
Deposit ID10039590
MRDS IDM050382
Alternate namesNorth Star
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.88984, -111.07625
References
HOUSER, F. N., 1949 , THE GEOLOGY OF THE CONTENTION MINE AREA, TWIN BUTTES, ARIZONA: UNIV ARIZ. MS THESIS P. 49 .KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 133 .WHITCOMB, 1948 , GEOLOGY OF THE MORGAN MINE AREA, TWIN BUTTES, ARIZONA: UNIV. ARIZ. MS THESIS, P 78 - 9 .WILSON, E. D., 1950 , ARIZONA ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS PART 1 : ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 156 , P. 50 - 1 .( 8 ) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 133 . ( 9 ) ABM BULLETIN 156 , P. 50 . ( 1 ) WHITCOMB, 1948 .