Arizona · Cochise County
Producer

Copper Belle Mine

Cochise County, Arizona, United States
CopperSilverGoldLeadZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formIRREGULAR, LENSING
Ore controlOre In Carboniferous Limestone Along Contacts With Intrusive Quartz Monzonite Sills
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureLimestone Thrusted Over Rhyolite, Fault Dips 40 Deg. W. Limestone Dips 45 Deg. E, One Fault N-S, 65 S-E, Others E-W With Steep Dips
AlterationOxidation In Upper 100 Feet
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1902
Last production1957
Identification
Deposit ID10048113
MRDS IDM800131
Alternate namesShannon, Leonard
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.73707, -109.82259
References
ABGMT 187, P. 81ABGMT-USBM FILE DATAARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATAWILSON, E.D., 1927: GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COURTLAND-GLEESON REGION; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 123, P. 68-70.