Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryTungsten, Zinc, Wollastonite, Beryllium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBANDED SEAMS, IRREGULAR LENSES
Ore controlSilicated Limestone In Thrust Fault Where Fault Is Gently Dipping
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Molybdenite, Powellite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Wollastonite
GangueEpidote, Garnet, Magnetite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Horquilla Limestone;Bolsa Quartzite
Associated rockQuartz Latite · Continental Granodiorite;Quartz Latite
StructureHomoclinal; Tilting And Broad Open Folding In S, Extensive Faulting In N, Shattered Thrust Fault
Tectonic settingBasin & Range
AlterationIntense Silication, Pyrite-Chalcopyrite-Gossan, Skarn, Iron Staini Ng
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10103734
MRDS IDM050045
Alternate namesCopper Fend, Copper World, Owasko Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.85957, -110.76957
References
SCHRADER, 1915, USGS BULL 582CREASEY & QUICK, 1955, USGS BULL 1027-FABM, 1971, FIELDNOTES V 1, NO 2DREWES, 1971, USGS MAP I-613KEITH, 1974, ABM BULL 189PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.CIMRIKEITH, 1974.CREASEY AND QUICK, 1955