Arizona · Pima County
Past Producer

Verde Queen Mine

Pima County, Arizona, United States
SilverLeadCopperGoldMolybdenumZinc
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Gold
TertiaryMolybdenum, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, IRREGULAR
Ore controlVein Formed At Fault Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite, Wulfenite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Concha Limestone, Scherrer Formation
Associated rockRhyolite · Sycamore Canyon Quartz Monzonite
StructureNnw Faults
AlterationMinor Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1897
Last production1928
Discovery year1881
Identification
Deposit ID10039598
MRDS IDM050401
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.86513, -110.63234
References
SCHRADER, 1915, USGS BULL 582FINNELL, 1971, USGS OPEN FILE REPORTCREASEY, S.C., 1973, FIELD EXAMKEITH, 1974, ABM BULL 189