Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR BODIES OF LOW-GRADE ORE
Ore controlNe Trending Well-Defined Fissure Veins Along Contacts In Porphyry Stock
Materials
Ore mineralsBrochantite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Malachite
GangueEpidote, Magnetite, Orthoclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Morenci Granite Porphyry;Precambrian Granite Basement
StructureNe Trending Narrow Porphyry Dikes; Veins Consist Of Many Very Sharply Defined Fissure Planes Striking Nne, Monzonite Porphyry Fragmented By Masses Of Quartzite, Limestone, And Shale
Tectonic settingCopper King Massif; Block Faulting Nw Of Massif With Downthrow Of About 1000 Ft
AlterationSurface Oxidation To Unknown Depths; Porphyry Greatly Bleached By Sericitization And Extensively Cemented By Quartz Veinlets
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1906
Identification
Deposit ID10048285
MRDS IDM800412
Alternate namesCeltic Group, Veiled Prophet Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.13149, -109.33009
References
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATAABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE, CELTIC COPPER CO AND POLARIS MINING AND MILLING COBLM DISTRICT SHEET 839STEVENS, H.J., 1909, THE COPPER HANDBOOK, VOL. IX, PAGE 500, CELTIC COPPER COUSGS PP 43, P. 362BENNETT, 1975, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE BRECCIAS IN THE MORENCI-METCALF DISTRICT, GREENLEE COUNTY, AZ: MS THESIS UNIV OF ARIZ, 153 P.