Arizona · Cochise County
Past Producer
Copper Ox Mine
Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Copper
Manganese
Silver
Gold
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Commodities
Primary
Copper, Manganese
Tertiary
Silver, Gold
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Contact Metasomatic
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
IRREGULAR BUNCHES AND LENSES
Ore control
Irregular Bunches And Lenses Of Wad And Pyrolusite Along Faults And Fractures
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Copper, Gold, Pyrolusite, Silver
Geology
Host rock
Limestone
Associated rock
Quartz Monzonite
Structure
Limestone Thrusted Over Rhyolite, Fault Dips 40w, Limestone Dips 45e, One Fault N-S, Dip 65e, Other Faults E-W, With Steep Dips
Alteration
Oxidation In Upper 100 Ft
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1915
Last production
1919
Identification
Deposit ID
10046251
MRDS ID
M241120
Alternate names
Copperrox Mng. Co.Copperrox, Barrett Group, Arizona Copper Syndicate of Providence
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
31.78707, -109.86204
References
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 81.WILSON, 1927, ABM BULL 123KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.