Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlOre Shoots Occur Where Vein Flattens And Is Intersected By Transverse Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Silver
GangueHematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist
Associated rockGranite
StructureVein Occurs Within A Fault Zone
AlterationWall Rock Alteration: Sericitization, Silicification, Carbonatization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1916
Last production1986
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10102520
MRDS IDM003340
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.91089, -112.99465
References
WILSON, E.D., CUNNINGHAM, J.B., AND BUTLER, G.M., 1934, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES, BULL 137, P. 162-163NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.METZGER, O.H., 1938, GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE WICKENBURG AREA, MARICOPA AND YAVAPI COUNTIES, ARIZ., U.S.B.M. INF. CIRC. 6991ABGMT-USBM FILE DATAABGMT CLIPPINGS FILESCIMRI