Description
Frank Lamonte (?)
Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondarySilver, Copper
TertiaryGold, Zinc, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlNw- Trending Fissure Veins In 50-75 Ft Wide Leached Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Tetrahedrite
GangueLimonite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockRhyolite,Granite
StructureE-W And N-S Trending Faults In Teritiary Volcanics, Thick-Bedded, Very Fine-Grained Volcanics Associated With Red Mountain
Tectonic settingRed Mountain Fault Block; Downthrow To North
AlterationAndesite And Rhyolite Highly Altered; Surface Oxidation To Depths Of 400 Ft.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1890
Last production1938
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10048348
MRDS IDM899935
Alternate namesLucky Horseshoe Group, Rhea Group, Hardtmayer Property, Bland Property, Gypsy
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.52514, -110.71789
References
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATAARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA, GYPSY MINESCHRADER, FRANK C., 1915, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; USGS BULL, 582, P. 265KEITH STANTON B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 191, P. 57ABGMT FILES, STANTON B. KEITHSIMONS, FRANK S., 1972, MESOZOIC STRATIGRAPHY OF THE PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS AND ADJOINING AREAS, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 658-E, P. 22.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 ARIZONAUSBM FILES, CHRISTMAS GIFT MINEABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE, BLAND MINE