Arizona · Yuma County
Past Producer

Rialto Group

Yuma County, Arizona, United States
LeadCopperSilverFluorine-FluoriteGoldMolybdenumVanadiumBarium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Copper, Silver
SecondaryFluorine-Fluorite, Gold
TertiaryMolybdenum, Vanadium, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR MASES, LENSES
Ore controlFault Zone Containing Intersecting Faults & Gouge
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite, Mimetite, Vanadinite, Wulfenite
GangueBarite, Calcite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiorite · Kofa Volcanics
StructureBlock Faulting
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationStrong Sericitization, Also Silicification, Chloritization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10103550
MRDS IDM030326
Alternate namesCastle Dome Mine Group, Hull Mine Group, Chief of Dome, Diana, Hull & Surprise Claims,, Douglas, Railroad, Pocahontas
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.06035, -114.17856
References
KEITH, 1978, ABGMT BULL 192.WILSON, 1933, ABM BULL 134.WILSON, 1951, ABM BULL 158.ABGMT FILE DATA.USBM FILE DATA CLUSTER 343, RIALTO GROUP.ABGMT-USBM PRODUCTION FILE DATA.VAN ALSTINE, R.E., 1969, FLUORSPAR, IN ABM BULL 180, USGS BULL 871, P. 354.MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEMS: ARIZONA FLUORSPAR, ARIZONA DMR, MARCH 1976.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRIKEITH, 1978, P. 120; MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM, 1976.