Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlWell-Defined W-E Trending Fissure Vein Between Granite On The North And Quartzite On The South
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Granite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Plutonic Rock · Precambrian Granite Basement;Coronado Quartzite;Morenci Granite Porphyry
StructureMajor W-E Trending Fault And Fissure Vein System; Porphyry Dike Intrusions Associated With Morenci Porphyry Stock Intrustion, Quartz Veins With Well-Defined Walls, Generally Trending Ne
Tectonic settingBlock Faulting Ne Of Modoc Mountain With Downthrow Of About 150 Ft
AlterationSurface Oxidation To Unknown Depths
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1916
Last production1920
Discovery year1872
Identification
Deposit ID10088901
MRDS IDM800420
Alternate namesLeszynsky Group Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.09204, -109.35343
References
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.BLM DISTRICT MAP 839.ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE, UNDER UNITED STATES COPPER CO AND LESENSKY COPPER CO.BENNETT, K. C., 1975, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE BRECCIAS IN THE MORENCI-METCALF DISTRICT, GREENLEE COUNTY, ARIZONA: M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, 153 P.WEED, W. H., 1920, THE MINES HANDBOOK, V. XIV, P. 235, LESZYNSKY COPPER MINE.MOOLICK, R. T. AND J. J. DUREK, 1966, THE MORENCI DISTRICT, IN S. R. TITLEY AND C. L. HICKS, GEOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS.USGS PP 43, 1905.CIMRI