Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlMineralization Occurs Mostly On North - Northwest Trending Joints
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Host Rock Is Referred To As The Navajo Sandstone
Structure10 Miles East Of Echo Cliffs Monocline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10102480
MRDS IDM002995
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.63612, -111.45157
References
MAYO, E. B., 1955 , METALCIFEROUS MINERALS AND MINERAL FUELS; MINERAL RESOURCES, NAVAJO-HOPI INDIAN RESERVATIONS, 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.MAYO, 1955MAYO 1955