Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryMolybdenum, Gold
TertiarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePorphyry Cu-Au
Model78: Porphyry Cu-Au
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR AND MASSIVE
Ore controlNe Fractures And Dikes
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Molybdenite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite,Andesite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureNw Striking Butte Fault
Tectonic settingContinental Magmatic Arc
AlterationHydrothermal, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
Discovery year1957
Identification
Deposit ID10096999
MRDS IDM001628
Alternate namesLos Pobres, Safford Phelps DodgeSafford
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates32.96149, -109.67455
References
GREELEY, 1978, AZ. DEPT. MIN. RES., SPEC. REPT. NO. 2.WORLD MINING, V. 29, NO. 4.DUNN, 1978, AZ. GEOL. SOC. DIGEST V. 11, P. 9-15.SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.ROBINSON, R.F. AND COOK, A.,1966, THE SAFFORD COPPER DEPOSIT, LONE STAR MINING DISTRICT, GRAHAM COUNTY, ARIZONA, IN: GEOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS Southwestern North America, EDITED BY TITLEY, S.R AND HICKS, C.L. THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS, TUCSON, ARIZ., P. 251-266Metals Economics Group (MEG) Safford webpage contains historical information on Don Pobres as of 8/3/2010.\nhttp://www.metalseconomics.com/Langton J M, Williams S A 1982 - Structural, petrological and mineralogical controls for the Dos Pobres orebody, Lone Star Mining District, Graham County, Arizona: in Titley S R 1983 Advances in Geology of the Porphyry Copper Deposits, Southwestern North America University of Arizona Press, Tucson pp 335-352\nThe Dos Pobres geology and reserves are described at portergeo.com as of 8/3/2010. \nhttp://www.portergeo.com.au/CIMRIGREELEY, 1978, P. 86; KEITH, UNPUB. DATA ABM; SAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992; (4,5) PHELPS DODGE 1992 FORM 10K; (6) PHELPS DODGE 1980 FORM 10K