Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlNe And Nw Trending Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Copper, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Gypsum, Limonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Abrigo Formation
Associated rockGranite
StructureNe And Nw Trending Faults, Limestone Beds Dipping 30-50nw, Quartz Monzonite Dikes
AlterationStrong Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1890
Last production1917
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10046278
MRDS IDM241170
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.55871, -112.12933
References
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILESABGMT-USBM FILE DATAADMR FILE DATABLM DISTRICT SHEET 543TENNEY, JAMES, HISTORY OF MINING IN AZ 1927-29, P 337TENNEY, J.B., ECONOMIC GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF CASA GRANDE MINING DISTRICT, AZ BUREAU OF MINES 1934 P 13-14EISING & HEINEMAN, 1936, ABM BULL 140, P. 99ELSING & HEINEMAN, 1936