Arizona · Gila County
Producer

Old Pioneer Mine

Gila County, Arizona, United States
SilverLeadGoldCopper
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Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead, Gold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFissures Along And Near Ne Trending Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiabase,Quartzite,Shale · Dripping Spring Quartzite;Shale
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureDripping Springs Quartzite Is In Fault Contact With Diabase To S., Fault Strikes Nw. Dripping Springs Quartzite Strikes E-W Dips 20-25 S. Barnes Conglomerate Is Present Both At The Dripping Springs-Diabase Contact, And At Dripping Springs-Pioneer Shale Contact, Which Strikes Nw. Width Of Dripping Springs Quartzite, 100 M. At Mine, Two Parallel Ne Trending Faults
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1875
Last production1969
Identification
Deposit ID10046323
MRDS IDM241231
Alternate namesPioneer, White Metal
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.23453, -110.83791
References
ABGMT-USBM PRODUCTION DATAABGMT CLIPPINGS FILEADMR PIONEER MINE FILEUSGS GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE GQ-1442, 1978