Commodities
PrimarySilica, Copper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSING
Ore controlAssociated With Fault Zone, Ne Trending
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Quartz, Silver
Geology
Host rockShale,Siltstone,Arkose,Conglomerate
Associated rockGranite
StructureSteeply Folded Paleozoic Sediments, Fault Zone Cutting Cretaceous Sediments, With Fault Blocks Of Paleozoic Limestone, Quartzite, And Mudstone
AlterationSilicification, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1955
Last production1963
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10102393
MRDS IDM000143
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.32705, -111.49376
References
KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 144.ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILEPHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRIABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 144 .