Arizona · Gila County
Past Producer

Superior and Boston Mine

Gila County, Arizona, United States
CopperSilverGoldManganese
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
SecondaryGold
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlNe Trending Fault Zones, Where Cut By Unmineralized Nw Trending Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Mescal Limestone;Dripping Springs Quartzite
Associated rockDiabase
StructureNe Trending Faults Which Often Form Diabase/Prec Sediment Contacts, Sediments Strike Ne Dip 20-30 Se. Prec Dripping Springs Quartzite And Prec Basalt In General Area, E Extension Of Ne Trending North Vein, Nw Trending Mcgaw Fault Is Adjacent To Mine, West Of Mine. Fissure Vein Dips Steeply Nw
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1908
Last production1959
Identification
Deposit ID10046303
MRDS IDM241205
Alternate namesBlack Oxide Mine, Great Eastern Shaft
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.43508, -110.75541
References
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES.ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.ADMR FILE DATA.WEED, W.H., THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XIV, 1920, P. 227.USGS PP 342, 1962, P. 110-112.CIMRI