Description
Burnham And Chilson
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryLead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlPorphyry Dikes Striking N70 To 80w And Dipping South
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Lead
GangueCalcite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Escabrosa Limestone;Martin Limestone
Associated rockDacite
StructureE-W Trending Fault Exposed West Of Mine
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1883
Last production1885
Discovery year1883
Identification
Deposit ID10046279
MRDS IDM241172
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.60788, -112.04905
References
ADMR FILE DATABLM DISTRICT SHEET 552TENNEY, J.B., ECONOMIC GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF CASA GRANDE MINING DISTRICT, AZ BUREAU OF MINES, 1934 P.11-12TENNEY, JAMES, HISTORY OF MINING IN ARIZONA, 1927-29, P 336USGS MF931