Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
SecondaryGold, Zinc, Lead
TertiaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSPOTTY
Ore controlMetamorphosed Limestone, Shattered Quartzite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone
Associated rockGranite
StructurePaleozoic Beds Infolded With Mesozoic Sediments And Volcanics
AlterationQuartz-Sericite-Pyrite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1885
Last production1931
Identification
Deposit ID10039617
MRDS IDM050505
Alternate namesYellow Bird Mine, Lincoln Mine Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.91845, -111.29819
References
KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN, 189 , P. 132 .KRIEGER, M. H., 1973 .CIMRI( 8 ) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 132 .