Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Gold
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Molybdenum, Vanadium, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, SPORADIC AND IRREGULAR PODS
Ore controlJasperoid Breccia Layer, Fault & Joint Surfaces
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Conichalcite, Gold, Malachite, Mimetite, Vanadinite, Willemite, Wulfenite
GangueBarite, Hematite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Andesite · Escabrosa Limestone
StructureNnw Trending Block Faulting, Vertical Fault Zones In Limestone
Tectonic settingBasin & Range
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1877
Identification
Deposit ID10103736
MRDS IDM050053
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.81704, -110.48596
References
SIMONS, 1964, USGS PP 461.KUHN, 1941, ECON GEOL V. 46, P. 512-538.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.CIMRI