Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlShear Zone/Faulting
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Malachite, Tenorite, Wulfenite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureSan Manuel And Mammoth Faults Run N45w, Mammoth Fault 1 1/2 Miles Ne, San Manuel Fault 1 Mile Sw, Veins Run N To S, With Cross Fractures Runnng Nw-Se Across The Veins. Cross Fractures Are About 10 To 15 Ft Apart. Minor Faulting Visible. But No Large Faults Found.
AlterationOxidized At The Surface
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1915
Last production1941
Identification
Deposit ID10048302
MRDS IDM899860
Alternate namesCuba Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.73399, -110.73818
References
USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION DATA FILEARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES-FILE DATAUSBM FILE DATA, CLUSTER 545WEED, W., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. 15, P. 265CREASY, S. 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE SAN MANUEL AREA PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA. USGS, P. P. 471, P. 58-59CREASY, S.C., 1967, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE MAMMOTH QUAD. PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA, USGS, BULL. 1218, PLATE 1.