Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chrysocolla, Gold, Hematite, Pyrolusite, Silver
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMetavolcanic Rock,Schist
Associated rockDiorite
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationSericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1957
Last production1958
Discovery year1956
Identification
Deposit ID10046344
MRDS IDM241360
Alternate namesHeck Claims, Cave Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.92145, -111.95545
References
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATAADMR FILE DATAUSBM FILESDEWITT, ED, 1981, UNPUBLISHED RECONNAISSANCE MAPPING.NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.CIMRISAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.