Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Zinc
SecondaryGold, Copper
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlContact Of Rhyolite Dike With Diorite Country Rock; Veins Associated With Dike
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Comanche Limestone
Associated rockDiorite,Trachyandesite · Josephine Canyon Diorite
StructureRhyolite Similar To That Of Red Mountain, Isolated Outcrops Of Limestone Occur Near Dike
Tectonic settingMeadow Valley Trachyandesite Flow; Thick Lava Flows Of Harshaw-Trench Camp Area
AlterationWall Rock Is Locally Strongly Pyritized And Propylitized
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1925
Last production1949
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10048339
MRDS IDM899926
Alternate namesPadrez, Blue Flag and Red Bird, Uncle George
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.47264, -110.72984
References
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATAUSBM FILES, JANUARY AND NORTON MINE GROUPSCHRADER, FRANK C., 1915, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; USGS BULLETIN 582, P. 252-253KARTCHNER, WAYNE E., 1944, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF A PORTION OF THE HARSHAW DISTRICT, PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; PHD. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, P. 95-96KEITH, STANTON B. 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 191, P. 59ABGMT FILES, STANTON B. KEITHADMR FILE DATA; JANUARY MINE; TRENCH MILLABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE. JANUARY MINE; TRENCH MINESIMONS, FRANK S., 1974 GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS MAP I-762 (1:48000)SIMONS, FRANKS, 1972, MESOZOIC STRATIGRAPHY OF THE PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS AND ADJOINING AREAS, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 658-E, P.21-22