Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNorth - Northwest Joints And East - Northeast, Westnorthwest Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite
GangueChalcedony
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Navajo Sandstone
Structure10 Miles East Of Echo Cliffs Monocline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10102477
MRDS IDM002933
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.62723, -111.45046
References
MAYO, E.B., 1955, METALIFEROUS MINERAL AND MINERAL FUELS: MINERAL RESOURCES, NAVAJO-HOPI INDIAN RESERVATIONS, ARIZONA - UTAH, V. I, P. 19 - 32.READ, C.B., 1943, COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE MESA MINING DISTRICT, COCONINO CO., ARIZONA: USGS OPEN FILE REPORT.CIMRIMAYO, 1955