Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Copper
SecondaryTungsten, Silver
TertiaryBeryllium, Bismuth, Molybdenum, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formCHIMNEYS & MANTOS
Ore controlFavorable Beds Cut By Faults, Axes Of Shallow Anticlines, Garnetite , White Tactite
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Garnet, Orthoclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone,Dolomite · Abrigo Formation, Middle Member
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Texas Canyon Quartz Monzonite
StructureNnw Tert Block Faulting, Garnetite-Marble Contact, Ne Faults, Republic Fault, Shallow Antic Linal Flexures
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationGarnetized, Silicated, Marmolized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Last production1952
Identification
Deposit ID10103755
MRDS IDM050513
Alternate namesJohnson Camp, Republic Copper
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.09012, -110.06038
References
COOPER & SILVER, 1964, USGS PP 416COOPER, 1950, ABM BULL 156LEMMON & TWETO, USGS MAP MR-25ECON GEOL V. 1, 1906, P. 651-59KEITH, 1973, ABM BULL 187CIMRIKEITH, 1973, P. 59; COPPER & SILVER, 1964CREASEY, 1968.