Arizona · Cochise County
Past Producer
Briggs Mine
Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Copper
Lead
Zinc
Silver
Gold
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Commodities
Primary
Copper
Secondary
Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Replacement
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
IRREGULAR
Ore control
Ore Bodies Near Dikes And Sills, And Faulting And Associated Brecciation
Materials
Ore minerals
Gold, Silver
Gangue
Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Limestone · Escabrosa Limestone;Martin Limestone
Associated rock
Granite
Structure
Pre-Mineralization Faulting And Tilting Common, Main Fault Directions, N10w To N40e, S30w To N50w, Pre-Mineralization
Alteration
Gossan With Mn And Fe Oxides Induced By Hydrothermal Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
10046245
MRDS ID
M241111
Alternate names
Calumet and Arizona Mine
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
31.42125, -109.89815
References
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 85KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.