Arizona · Gila County
Producer

Dripping Springs Mines

Gila County, Arizona, United States
CopperGoldSilverZinc
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Description

J.W. Read

Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlIn Faults And Shear Zones Where They Cross Martin-Abrigo Contact, Also Along Diabase Mescal Limestone Contacts
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Quartz, Specularite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Martin Limestone;Abrigo Formation;Mescal Limestone
Associated rockRhyodacite
StructureE-W Trending Faults Closely Spaced, And N-S Trending Faults. Major N-S Fault Separates Complexly Faulted Paleozoic Sediments To The West From Precambrain Diabase And Mescal Limestone To The East. Body Of Cret Rattler Granodiorite 1/2 Mile North Of Mine, E-W Trending Rhyolite Intrusions, E-W Faults, Martin And Abrigo Beds On West Side (See N5) Are Almost Flatlying, With Generally Northerly Strikes, Dips 5 To 15 E. Dikes Are 50 To 150 Ft Wide
AlterationSrong Oxidation, Workings Throughout Oxidation Zone Which Is Only Upper 500 Feet
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1901
Last production1953
Discovery year1901
Identification
Deposit ID10046332
MRDS IDM241245
Alternate namesColumbia, Gold Queen, Roundtop, Gold Nugget
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.14342, -110.86291
References
ABGMT-USBM PRODUCTION DATAADMR COLUMBIA AND TROY CLAIMS FILESUSGS GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE MAP GQ 1442, 1978USGS BULL 771, 1925ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE