Description
Home Copper Co
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Silver, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR, IRREGULAR
Ore controlEne Trending Fissure
Materials
GangueEpidote, Limonite, Magnetite, Orthoclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Longfellow Limestone;Morenci Shale
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Morenci Granite Porphyry;Coronado Quartzite
StructureNe Trending Granite Porphyry Dikes; Alternating Sandstone And Shale Beds Form Irregular Areas Almost Entirely Surrounded By Morenci Granite Porphyry, South Of Zone Between Coronado Ridge And Gold Gulch Fault Blocks
AlterationDistinct Contact Metamorphic Zone Between Limestones And Porphyry Associated With A Hardening Of Sedimentary Layers And Substantial Development Of Epidote And Magnetite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1904
Last production1915
Discovery year1901
Identification
Deposit ID10088879
MRDS IDM800157
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.07177, -109.40732
References
USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 43 (1905).ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.STEVENS, H.J., 1911, THE COPPER HANDBOOK, V. X, P. 1293-1294, NEW YORK-ARIZONA GOLD AND COPPER CO.STEVENS, H.J., 1912-1913, THE COPPER HANDBOOK V. XI, P. 444, HOME COPPER CO.CIMRI