Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlFault Zone, Schistosity
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Mercury, Metacinnabar
GangueHematite, Limonite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockSchist
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1916
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10040371
MRDS IDM055101
Alternate namesSam Hughes, Dreamy Draw
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.56674, -112.04379
References
ARIZ. BUREAU MINES, 1927, BULL. 122.USGS BULL. 690 P. 95-110.BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES.MINING JOUR, 1930, V. 14, NO. 3, P. 38.SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.CIMRISAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.