Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
TertiaryLead, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Horquilla Limestone Pennsylvanian Limestone With Abundant Thin Beds Of Shale
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Texas Canyon
StructureTertiary Block Faulting Trending Nw. ; Reg.Trends: Late Cretaceous Or Early Tertiary N And Nw Trending Folds And Thrust Faulting Overriding To Ne.
Tectonic settingBasin And Range.
AlterationPartially Silicated Limestone.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1909
Identification
Deposit ID10103730
MRDS IDM050016
Alternate namesGold Coin
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.01819, -110.05649
References
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 59.COOPER AND SILVER, 1964, USGS PP 416LIVINGSTON, MAUGER, BENNETT, AND LAUGHLIN, 1967, JGR, V. 72, P. 1361-13751964 GEOLMAP U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, COOPER AND SILVER, PROF. PAPER 41KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.