Arizona · Cochise County
Past Producer

Gleeson Mine

Cochise County, Arizona, United States
CopperSilverGoldSemiprecious GemstoneVanadium
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Gold
SecondarySemiprecious Gemstone
TertiaryVanadium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBEDS
Ore controlNear Quartz Monzonite-Limestone Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsAurichalcite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Rosasite, Silver, Smithsonite, Wulfenite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureLimestone Thrusted Over Rhyolite, Fault Dips 40w, Limestone Dips 45e
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10046274
MRDS IDM241164
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.73763, -109.82204
References
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 82.ABM BULL 123, 1927BLAIR, GERRY, 1992, THE ROCKHOUND'S GUIDE TO ARIZONA: HELENA, MONTANA, FALCON PRESS, 165 P.CIMRIKEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.