Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold, Silica
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaulting, Shearing
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite
Other materialsQuartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
StructureTertiary Volcanics Strike N70w, Dip Steeply Southwest, Veins Parallel Faults Which Cut Volcanics At An Angle
AlterationMinor
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1935
Last production1956
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10048271
MRDS IDM800394
Alternate namesLittle Giant
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.05533, -113.2752
References
USBM-ABGMT FILE DATAABGMT CLIPPING FILE DATAABGMT OPEN FILE REPORT 79-1. (SAME AS USGS OFR 79-1429)PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 PCIMRI