Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins Within A Nw Shear Zone 10-30 Ft Wide.
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Gold, Pyrite, Silver
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockWelded Tuff
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureNw-Trending Fault Zones; 3 Main Parallel Veins Intersected By Cross Faults (Yellow Jacket, Phoenix, And Green Veins)
Tectonic settingBlock Faulting
AlterationVein Oxidized To Iron Oxides And Small Amount Of Chrysocolla
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1900
Last production1938
Identification
Deposit ID10109794
MRDS IDM241297
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.49707, -111.31541
References
KNIGHT, L.H., 1970, STRUCTURE AND MINERALIZATION OF THE ORO BLANCO MINING DISTRICT, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; PHD. DISSERTATION, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONAUSBM - ABGMT PRODUCTION FILE DATAUSBM FILE DATA - CLUSTER #73 - YELLOW JACKET MINEADMR FILE DATA: JELLOW JACKET MINE FILEKEITH, S. B., 1975, ABM BULL 191, P. 69ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 191, P. 69