Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead, Gold, Copper
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Proustite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss,Granite
Associated rockGranite · Ithaca Peak Granite
StructurePrec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regionally, Vein Parallels Schistosity Of Host Rock
AlterationOxidation Zone Is 200-250 Ft Deep, Oxidation Of Sulfides Is Only Partial
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1901 - 1948
Last production1944
Identification
Deposit ID10102563
MRDS IDM004157
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.41779, -114.18913
References
BASTIN, E. S., 1924 , ORIGIN OF CERTAIN RICH SILVER ORES NEAR CHLORIDE AND KINGMAN, ARIZ., U.S.G.S. BULL. 750-BDINGS, M. G., 1951 , THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, CERBAT MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 978-ESCHRADER, F. C., 1909 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 397PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA, 1952 TO 1956 ; U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, RME-158 , JUNE 1970 , P. 19ADMR FILE DATAABGMT-USBM FILE DATATITLEY, 1982, ADVANCES IN GEOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS, FIGURE 26-4