Arizona · Cochise County
Past Producer

Christmas Mine

Cochise County, Arizona, United States
CopperSilverGoldLead
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Gold, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Lead, Malachite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Bisbee Group Limestone
Associated rockGranite · Stronghold Granite
StructureComplex Tertiary Faulting Of Paleozoic And Cretaceous Sediments, Tertiary Intrusives, East Dipping, Nw Trending Thrust Sheets. Steep Dipping To Overturned Cretaceous Beds
AlterationPyrometasomatic Replacements
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1905
Last production1979
Identification
Deposit ID10046208
MRDS IDM241056
Alternate namesDragoon
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.86985, -109.94872
References
KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 68.STEVENS, 1906, THE COPPER HANDBOOK, V. 6, P. 460MARVIN, STERN, CREASEY, MEHNERT, 1973, USGS BULL 1379KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.