Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryZinc, Silver, Gold, Gemstone
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typePorphyry Cu
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formBLANKET
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Cuprite, Gold, Sphalerite, Turquoise
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite · Sacramento Hill Stock
StructurePre-Mineralization Faulting And Tilting, Main Fault Directions, N10w To N40e, S30w To N50w, Pre-Mineralization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1950
Last production1974
Identification
Deposit ID10046238
MRDS IDM241102
Alternate namesCopper Dog, Pearl, Bisbee
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.43264, -109.89898
References
A discussion of Bisbee turquoise here:\nhttp://www.nevadagem.com/pages/mineinfo.htmlKEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 88.BRYANT AND METZ, 1966, IN TITLEY AND HICKS, GEOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS, SW NORTH AMERICA, P. 189-203.BLAIR, GERRY, 1992, THE ROCKHOUND'S GUIDE TO ARIZONA: HELENA, MONTANA, FALCON PRESS, 165 P.Titley, S. R., 1993, Characteristics of porphyry copper occurrence in the American Southwest; in Kirkham, R.V., Sinclair, W.D., Thorpe, R.I. and Duke, J.M., Mineral Deposit Modeling, Geological Association of Canada, Special Paper 40, p. 433-464.Lowell, J.D. and Guilbert, J.M., 1970, Lateral and vertical alteration-mineralization zoning in porphyry ore deposits; Economic Geology, v. 65, p. 373-408.Mineralogy discussed here:\nhttp://www.mindat.org/loc-3304.htmlHistory of Cyprus Mines Corporation, former owner here:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus_Mines_CorporationKEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.