Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formSTRINGERS
Ore controlGroup Of Parallel Stringers In Folded Cretaceous Sediments
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone,Conglomerate,Limestone · Bisbee Formation
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureRhyolite Dikes Cut Sediments Ini Region And Appear To Be Responsible For Mineralization, Sedimentary Beds Strike Approximately N-S And Dip 15w
Tectonic settingUx Ranch Fault Block
AlterationSurface Oxidation Produces Enriched Silver Chlorides Near Surface
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1878
Identification
Deposit ID10048357
MRDS IDM899946
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.44097, -110.73206
References
USBM FILES, AUGUSTA MINEKEITH, STANTON B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 191, P. 75KARTCHNER, WAYNE E., 1944, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF A PORTION OF THE HARSHAIN DISTRICT, PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; PHD. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA,P. 28-31SCHRADER, FRANK C., 1915, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; USGS BULLETIN 582, P. 308SIMONS, FRANK S., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS MAP I-762 (1=48000)ABGMT 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. 3