Arizona · Cochise County
Producer

Silver Strike Mine

Cochise County, Arizona, United States
LeadSilverZincCopperGoldTungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Copper, Gold, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlIn A Quartz Plug Along Fissure Vein, Cutting Paleozoic Limeston Scheelite Along Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite
GangueEpidote, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Portal Formation;Elpaso Formation;Bolsa Quartzite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureStrike Slip Fault With Approximately 1000 Ft Displacement Is Mapped 1000 Ft W Of Mine By Sabins, Paleozoic Limestone With Quartz Monzonite Intrusives Nearby. Sediments Unconformably Overly Prec Pinal Schist. Intrusive Dikes Vertical, Ne Trend. 5-15 Ft Wide Limestone Beds Strike Wnw, Dip 65-70sw
AlterationTactite Along Intrusive Contacts With Garnet, Epidote, And Augite. Limestone Altered To Tactite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10048229
MRDS IDM800324
Alternate namesDevonian Group, Cawood, Tennessee Shaft
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.18234, -109.49343
References
USBM REPORT OF INVESTGATIONS 5650, P18-22ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 72ABGMT-USBM FILE DATAGEOL SOC AMER BULL, VOL 68, P. 1315DREWES, HARALD, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED DATA, 1977-1980.