Description
William Harrington And James Gillespie
Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondaryCopper, Silver, Zinc, Gold
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault Zone Parallel To Contact Between Rhyolite And Diorite; Deposits Occur Mainly In Rhyolite, 15-30 Ft From Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Rhodochrosite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueAlunite, Biotite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockTrachyandesite · Josephine Canyon Diorite
StructureThick-Bedded Coarse Tuffs And Massive Tuff Breccias Associated With The Trench Camp, Located On Or Near Contact Between Rhyolite Porphyry And Diorite; Contact Dips 85s
Tectonic settingAmerican Mine Fault Block
AlterationExtensive Surface Oxidation; Strong Pyritization Of Host Rock.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1887
Last production1952
Discovery year1855
Identification
Deposit ID10048342
MRDS IDM899929
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.46931, -110.734
References
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATAKEITH, STANTON B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 191, P. 58.ABGMT FILES, STSANTON B. KEITHKARTCHNER, WAYNE E., 1944, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF A PORTION OF THE HARSHAW DISTRICT, PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; PHD THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, P. 92-94SHRADER, FRANK C., 1915, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA. USGS BULLETIN 582, P. 251-252SIMONS FRANKS., 1972, MESOZOIC STRATIGRAPHY OF THE PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS AND ADJOINING AREAS, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 658-E, P.21-22SIMONS, FRANKS, 1974 GEOLOGIC MAP AN SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS MAP I-762 (1=48000)MOORES, RICHARD C., 1972, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF A PORTION OF THE HARSHAW DISTRICT, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONAABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE, HUMBOLDT MINING AND REDUCTION CO.