Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Melaconite
GangueKaolinite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Granite · Pinal Schist
StructureMajor Nw Trending Low-Angle Fault, 1/4 Mile Sw, Mine On Lower Block (Camp Grant Fault), To East, 3/4 Miles, Is A Nnw Trending, 50-60 Ne Dipping Sequence Of Precambrian Diabase, Dripping Spring Quartzite, And Pioneer Formation, Cut Occasionally By Small Ene Trending Normal Faults, Brecciated Ew Fracture Zone, Nnw Trending Aplite Intrusive Body
AlterationStrong Oxidation On Upper Levels, More Sulfides At Lower Levels
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1885
Last production1922
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10046329
MRDS IDM241241
Alternate namesSoldier Boy, Antelope Peak, Meyer
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.89288, -110.84263
References
ARIZONA MINING JOURNAL, VOLUME III, NO. 11, APRIL, 1920, P. 28ABGMT-USBM FILE DATAUSGS GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE MAP GQ-1106, 1974.REED, W.H., 1924 MINES HANDBOOK, VOLUME XVI, P. 225ADMR ANTELOPE PEAK COPPER MINING COMPANY FILE