Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Lead
TertiaryManganese, Gold, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlThrust Fault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Powellite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueSericite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Martin Formation;Escabrosa Limestone;Horquilla Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Continental Granodiorite
StructureHomoclinal, Tilting And Broad Open Folds In S; Extensive Faulting I N N., Wnw Striking Thrust Fault Zone, Permeable Fracture Zones
Tectonic settingBasin & Range
AlterationEpidotized And Altered Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1877
Last production1920
Identification
Deposit ID10103745
MRDS IDM050179
Alternate namesOmega Tunnel, Omega Extension
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.85402, -110.76929
References
SCHRADER, 1915, USGS BULL 582ABM, 1971, FIELDNOTES V1, NO 2DREWES, 1971, USGS MAP I-613CREASEY & QUICK, 1955, USGS BULL 1027 FKEITH, 1974, ABM BULL 189JOHNSON, 1941, PHD THESIS, UNIV OF AZ, 111 P.KEITH, 1974; USBM FILE DATA