Arizona · Pima County
Producer

Bluff Mine Group

Pima County, Arizona, United States
LeadZincCopperGoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
SecondaryCopper, Gold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFracture Or Fault Near, But Not On Contact With, Intrusive Body
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiorite
StructureIntrusives Into Paleozoic Limestones
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1951
Last production1957
Identification
Deposit ID10048085
MRDS IDM800067
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.47372, -110.68262
References
ABGMT 189, P. 130ABGMT-USBM FILE DATABRAUN, E.R., 1969 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MARBLE PEAK AREA, SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAINS, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA M.S THESIS