El Capitan Mine

Gila County, Arizona, United States

SilverCopperLead

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Commodities

PrimarySilver

SecondaryCopper, Lead

Commodity typeM

Deposit

Deposit sizeS

WorkingsUnderground

Materials

Ore mineralsAnglesite, Malachite

GangueLimonite, Pyrite, Quartz

Geology

Host rockQuartzite,Siltstone · Dripping Spring Quartzite

Associated rockRhyolite

StructureN-S And Nw Faulting In Area, Tertiary Dikes Nw And Ew Trending, Beds Nw To Ew Trending, S Dipping, Nw Tert Rhyolite Dike Is 1/4 Mile South Of Mine. Dripping Springs Quartzite Strikes Ew Dipping S 20 To 25

AlterationLimonite Pseudomorphed After Pyrite

Economic & production

Development statusProducer

First production1885

Last production1949

Discovery year1885

Identification

Deposit ID10046330

MRDS IDM241243

Alternate namesGold Dust Claim

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates33.20509, -110.80875

References

ABGMT-USBM FILE DATAADMR EL CAPITAN FILEUSGS GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE MAP, GQ 1442