Arizona · Santa Cruz County
Producer

Paymaster Mine

Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
CopperSilverGoldLeadZincArsenic
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
SecondaryGold, Lead, Zinc
TertiaryArsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNe Trending Jackalo-Paymaster Vein In Strong Fault Shear Zone Cutting Granodiorite
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockHornblendite
Associated rockDiorite,Granite
StructureNe-Trending Jackalo-Paymaster Vein In Strong Fault Shear Zone Cutting, Nw-Trending, Inferred Guajolote Fault Terminated By Jackalo-Paymaster Fissure Vein Just East Of Paymaster Property
Tectonic settingGuajolote Fault Block; Downthrow To E
AlterationGranodiorite Is Strongly Altered, Shattered, Sheeted, And Crushed; Strong Potassic Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1937
Last production1941
Identification
Deposit ID10088911
MRDS IDM899904
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.41375, -110.74206
References
USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION FILE DATAUSBM FILE DATA-CLUSTER # 27, PAYMASTER MINEKEITH, S.B., 1975, ABM BULL 191, P. 81ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA, PAYMASTER MINEABGMT FILES, STANTON B. KEITHSIMONS, FRANKS, 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS MAP I-762 (1=4800)