Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formROUGHLY BANDED
Ore control2.5 Ft. Ore Bed In Slaty, Brecciated Pyritic Quartzite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
GangueEpidote
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Conglomerate,Limestone · Bisbee Formation
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureRhyolite Forms Dikes And Intrusive Sheets In Limestone, Sedimentary Beds Strike Approximately N-S And Dip 65-70 W
Tectonic settingUx Ranch Fault Block
AlterationReplacement Of Cretaceous Sediments By Secondary Copper Minerals
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10048346
MRDS IDM899933
Alternate namesCunningham Tunnel
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.43403, -110.72678
References
SCHRADER, FRANK C., 1915, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTTAINS, ARIZONA; USGS BULLETIN 582, P. 307-308USBM FILES, ENDLESS CHAIN MINEKEITH, STANTON B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 191, P. 79ABGMT FILES, STANTON B, KEITHSIMONS, FRANK S., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS MAP I-762 (1:48000)