Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySemiprecious Gemstone
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlBreccia Zone Along Monocline Flexure
Materials
Ore mineralsAurichalcite, Malachite
GangueKaolinite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Redwall Limestone;Supai Formation
StructureGrandview Monocline Lies Along Wnw Trending Cremation Fault.
AlterationRedwall Limestone Is Bleached, Brecciated, And Marblized.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1893
Last production1916
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10102468
MRDS IDM002801
Alternate namesLast Chance
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.01752, -111.97658
References
LEICHT, W. C., 1971 , MINERALS OF THE GRANDVIEW MINE: MINER. REC., V. 2, NO. 5, P. 214 - 221.BREED, W. J., AND ROAT, E. (ED.), 1974 , GEOLOGY OF THE GRAND CANYON, P. 172 , 174.USGS MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1902 - 1967.SCARBOUROUGH, R.B., 1981, RADIOACTIVE OCCURRENCES AND URANIUM PRODUCTION IN ARIZONA. ABGMT OPEN FILE REPORT 81-1, 1981.ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.BLAIR, GERRY, 1992, THE ROCKHOUND'S GUIDE TO ARIZONA: HELENA, MONTANA, FALCON PRESS, 165 P.CIMRIREF. #3