Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryLead, Copper, Zinc
TertiarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNe Trending Fissure Vein Following A Porphyry Dike That Separates The Coronado Quartzite From The Limestones
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper, Galena, Gold
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Longfellow Limestone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Coronado Quartzite;Morenci Granite Porphyry
StructureMajor Fissure Plane, With Nw Strike Cutting The Coronado Quartzite Croppings Between The Hormeyer Mine And Longfellow Incline; Ne Block Downthrown About 150 Ft, Porphyry Dike Is An Offshoot Of The Main Sill Of Porphyry That Consistently Follows The Contact Of Quartzite And Limestone In This Region
Tectonic settingPrecipitous Gully Terrain Associated With Lower Chase Creek Valley
AlterationMinor
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10109008
MRDS IDM002214
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.07204, -109.34732
References
LINDGREN, 1905, USGS PROF PAPER 43, P. 212GALBRAITH, MINERALS OF ARIZONA, ARIZ BUREAU OF MINES, GEOLOGICAL SERIES NO. 15, BULL 149JOHNSON, 1972, USGS BULL 1355, P. 16WILSON, 1934, ARIZ BUREAU OF MINES BULL 137, P. 187BENNETT, 1975, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE BRECCIAS IN THE MORENCI-METCALF DISTRICT, GREENLEE COUNTY, ARIZONA: M.S. THESIS UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, 153 P.U.S.G.S. P.P. 43 , P. 212