Arizona · Pinal County
Past Producer

Vekol Hills

Pinal County, Arizona, United States
CopperSilverGoldMolybdenumLeadZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold, Molybdenum
TertiaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePorphyry Cu
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPods, Irregular
Ore controlDiabase And Sedimentary Rocks Near Contact Of Laramide Stock, Fracturing
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Gold, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Anglesite, Argentite, Copper, Galena, Smithsonite, Tetrahedrite
GangueHematite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Quartz, Calcite, Dickite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Sandstone,Limestone · "Pinal Schist;Apache Group;Martin Limestone;Bolsa Quartzite;Abrigo Formation", "Bolsa Quartzite and Abrigo Formation; Martin Limestone; Escabrosa Limestone; Naco Limestone"
Associated rockAndesite
StructureMajor Fracture Control; Complex Faulting And Tilting
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationHypogene Enrichment, Minor Oxidation And Supergene Enrichment
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsJohn D. Walker, P.R. Brady, Lucien Walker
First production1882
Last production1965
Discovery year1879
Identification
Deposit ID10046282
MRDS IDM241177
Alternate namesNewmont Vekol, Vekol Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates32.58927, -112.05461
References
Steele, H.J., 1978, Vekol Hills copper deposit: Arizona Geological Society Digest 11, p. 36.GREELY, 1978, ADMR SPECIAL REPT 2, P. 83-87.CHAFFEE, 1977, USGS BULL 1278-E.SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.CARPENTER, 1947, PH.D. THESIS, STANFORD UNIV.ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILESABGMT-USBM FILE DATAADMR FILE DATAUSGS MF-931BLM DISTRICT SHEET 542TENNEY, 1927-29, HISTORY OF MINING IN AZ, P. 333-335. \nTENNEY, 1934, ABM, RECONN OF CASA GRANDE MINING DISTRICT.USAEC PRELIM RECONN REPT, 1953.PETERSON, J.A., AND TOSDAL, R.M., 1986, MINERAL OCCURRENCE MAP AND TABULATION OF GEOLOGIC, COMMODITY, AND PRODUCTION DATA, AJO AND LUKEVILLE QUADRANGLES, SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1834-A, SCALE 1:250,000.NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.CIMRILong, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits; in Pierce, F.W. and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry Copper Deposits of the American Cordillera, Arizona Geological Society, Digest 20, p. 35-68.Titley, S.R. and Anthony, E.Y., 1989, Laramide mineral deposits in Arizona; in Jenney, J.P. and Reynolds, S.J., eds., Geologic Evolution of Arizona, Arizona Geological Society, Digest 17, p. 485-514.