Description
Cyprus Bruce Cu-Zn Company
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Zinc
SecondarySilver, Gold, Lead
TertiaryArsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENS, STRATIFORM
Ore controlStratigraphy, Folding, Igneous Activity
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Sphalerite, Tennantite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockRhyolite,Andesite
StructureFoliation In Precambrian Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N 20 E To N 30 E, Massive Sulfide Lenses Parallel Foliation And Bedding
AlterationChloritization, Pyritization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1968
Last production1977
Discovery year1957
Identification
Deposit ID10048170
MRDS IDM800223
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.54504, -113.23105
References
USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA.AZ. DEPT. MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA.WORLD MINING, DEC., 1965, P. 68.MINING ENGINEERING, APRIL, 1973, P. 39, 42.SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATS BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.CIMRID.P. COX, 1973.