Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
SecondaryGold
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlNe Trending Fault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Cuprite, Malachite, Pitchblende
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Schist,Limestone · Dripping Springs Quartzite;Pinal Schist
Associated rockDiabase
StructureNe Trending Faults, N-S Trending Faults, Diabase Sill At Base Of Dripping Springs Quartzite. Pinal Schist Also Underlies Quartzite In Places
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1908
Last production1963
Identification
Deposit ID10046318
MRDS IDM241224
Alternate namesIron Cap and Williams Shafts
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.42675, -110.76847
References
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILESABGMT-USBM FILE DATAADMR FILE DATAUSGS PP 342, P. 106-110AZ MINING JOURNAL, NOV. 1919, P. 42; MAY 1, 1922, P. 24-25NEALE, W. G., THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XVII, 1926, P. 285-287