Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Gold, Zinc
TertiaryBarium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR, LENS
Ore controlAlong Fault Zones, Veins And Veinlets
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Cerargyrite, Chrysocolla, Embolite, Galena, Hematite, Limonite, Pyromorphite
GangueFluorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockSchist · Pinal Schist
StructureFaulting And Shearing In Rhyolite Overlying Pinal Schist, Silver Bell Main Vein N8w 67 W. N To Nne Trending Faults, In Area Short Nw Trending Fault At Martinez Shaft, S End Of Mines
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationStrong Oxidation Throughout Mine
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Last production1971
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10048301
MRDS IDM899858
Alternate namesColumbia, Silver-Bell, Martinez
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.1762, -111.1582
References
USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION FILE DATA.ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA.USBM FILE DATA, CLUSTER #754.SCHMIDT, E.A., GEOLOGY OF THE MINERAL MOUNTAIN QUAD, PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA: UNIV OF AZ THESIS, 1967, P. 77-78.USGS OFR 78-468, 1978.NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.CIMRINIEMUTH, 1987.