Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryVanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlOre Bodies Near Dikes And Sills, And Faulting And Associated Brecciation
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Silver
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Abrigo Formation; Martin Formation
Associated rockGranite · Sacramento Stock
StructurePre-Mineralization Faulting And Tilting, Main Fault Directions, N10w To N40e, S30w To N50w, Pre-Mineralization
AlterationGossan With Mn And Fe Oxides Induced By Hydrothermal Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10046249
MRDS IDM241117
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.42153, -109.90343
References
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 86.BRYANT AND METZ, 1966, IN TITLEY AND HICKS, GEOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS, SOUTHWESTERN NORTH AMERICA, P. 189-203, UNIV ARIZ PRESS