Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSE
Ore controlMineralization Replaced Fossil Wood And Carbonaceous Trash Along Permeable Zones.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Chinle Formation;Agua Zarca Member
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1917
Identification
Deposit ID10087922
MRDS IDD010913
Alternate namesCopper Canyon Group Or Canon Del Cobre Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.29837, -106.33698
References
LINDGREN, W., GRATON, L.C., AND GORDON, C.H., 1910 USGS PP 68, P. 149SOULE, J.H., 1956 USBM IC-7740, P. 57-58SMITH, C.T., BUDDING, A.J., AND PITRAT, C.W., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 75, P. 41, PLATE 6BINGLER, E.C., 1968 NMBMMR BULL 91, P. 101-102ASH, S.R., 1974 NMGS GUIDEBOOK 25TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 179-180NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA