Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Molybdenum, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault In Schist. Ore Is In Zone Of Brecciated Quartz.
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Cinnabar, Gold, Malachite, Metacinnabar, Wulfenite
GangueHematite, Kaolin, Limonite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSchist
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1861
Identification
Deposit ID10040385
MRDS IDM055134
Alternate namesColonial Mining Co., C.O. Carlson ClaimsCarlson Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.55728, -114.36385
References
ARIZ. BUREAU MINES, 1927, BULL. 122.BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILESBANCROFT,H.,1911,ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 451,P.82.USBM UNPUB DATA