Commodities
PrimaryTungsten, Molybdenum, Copper
SecondaryIron, Gold, Zinc, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePorphyry Cu
Model58: Porphyry Cu, skarn-related
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formOxide copper
Ore controlSkarn Permeability. Post Mineralizing Fractures Important For Secondary Copper Minerals
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Scheelite, Tenorite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Abrigo Formation; Martin Formation
Associated rockPegmatite,Granite · Catalina Granite ;Leatherwood Quartz Diorite-Major Mineralizer Of Skarns
AlterationSkarns; Sericitization, Silicification, Quartz-Epidote-Muscovite Veining
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1913
Last production1942
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10095027
MRDS IDM000134
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.38733, -110.57762
References
Keith, 1974, Abm Bull 189, P. 141.Wilson, 1977, M.S. Thesis Univ Of Az 103 P.Creasey and Theodore, 1975, USGS Open-File Report 75-295.Wilt, J.C., Keith, S.B., Theodore, T.G., 1984, A listing and map showing molybdenum occurrences in Arizona: USGS Open-File Report 84-830, 62 p plus map. Accessed 21-JUL-2009. http://www.janrasmussen.com/pdfs/MO%20in%20AZ%20usgs%2084_830%20rot.pdfMetals Economics Group (MEG) has a webpage on the Korn Kob mine with some details about reserves and drilling. Accessed on 8/16/2010.\nhttp://www.metalseconomics.com/CimriAnonymous, 1995, Corner Bay acquires Arizona copper play; The Northern Miner, June 12 issue, p. 15.Randol 1996Keith and others, 1983