Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlWest-Northwest Joints Control Main Portion Of Mineralization
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite
GangueLimonite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Host Rock Type Is Referred To As The Navajo Sandstone
Structure10 Mi E Of Echo Cliffs Monocline
AlterationOxidation Of Copper Sulfiors Was Strong
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1967
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10102466
MRDS IDM002730
Alternate namesZontelli Western, Mardun, White Mesa, Navajo Pacific
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.62973, -111.44602
References
MAYO, E. B., 1955 , METILLIFEROUS MINERALS AND MINERAL FUELS, MINERAL RESOURCES, NAVAJO-HOPI INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA-UTAH, VOLUME I, P. 19 - 32 .READ, C. B., 1943 , COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE MESA MINING DISTRICT, COCONINO CO., ARIZONA: USGS OPEN FILE REPORT.USBM CARD FILES.ADMR MARDUN MINE FILEABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.MAYO, 1955