Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formUNKNOWN
Ore controlNe Trending Fissure Veins
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Granite
Associated rockDiabase · Coronado Quartzite;Precambrian Granite Basement
StructureNe Side Of Prominent Quartzitic Ridge North Of Morenci; Ridge Forms The Divide Between Eagle Creek And Chase Creek Watersheds; Block Faulting South Of The Great Coronado Fissure With Downthrow Of 1200 Ft On Southern Side, Minor W-E Trending Faults; Locality Is Cut By Occasional Dikes Of Diabase And Porphyry
Tectonic settingPrecipitous Gully Terrain East Of Coronado Massif; Massif Surrounded By Peripheral Faults
AlterationSurface Oxidation To Unknown Depths
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1915
Identification
Deposit ID10048291
MRDS IDM800421
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.10732, -109.39065
References
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.BLM DISTRICT SHEET 840.ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE, CORONADO COPPER CO, ARIZONA COPPER CO LTD.USGS PP 43, P. 338-346.BENNETT, K. C. 1975, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE BRECCIAS IN THE MORENCI-METCALF DISTRICT, GREENLEE COUNTY, ARIZONA: M. S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, 153 P.CIMRI