Arizona · Maricopa County
Occurrence

Buckeye Mine

Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
CopperGoldUranium
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeU
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite
GangueQuartz, Sericite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockSchist,Rhyolite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureMetamorphic Rocks Domed And Faulted By Plutonium In Mine Area, Minor Displacement On Faults., Ne Foliation On Schist, Quartz Monzonite And Quartz Diorite Intrusives 1/2 Mile W Of Mine
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10046345
MRDS IDM241371
Alternate namesBuckeye Copper Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.22675, -112.87297
References
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILESADMR FILE DATACHEESEMAN, R.J., 1974. GEOLOGY OF THE WEBB MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, GILA BEND MOUNTAINS MARICOPA COUNTY MS. THESIS, NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY.