Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Gold, Zinc
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlSteeply Dipping Ne Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyromorphite, Uranophane
GangueAmethyst, Calcite, Fluorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Latite
StructureNw Trending Fault Zone
AlterationMarcasite To Galena To Anglesite And Cerussite; Pyrite Gossan; Cerussite Also Fills Fissures And Partly Replaces Breccia And Gouge
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1926
Last production1958
Identification
Deposit ID10109796
MRDS IDM241355
Alternate namesOld Clarke, White Oak Adit.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.37347, -111.08374
References
USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION FILE DATAUSBM FILE DATA-CLUSTER #19-WHITE OAKS; CLUSTER #20-BIG STEVE MINEADMR FILE DATA; BIG STEVE MINE FILE; WHITE OAK FILE.ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 191, P. 72USGS BULL 1147-A, P. A42-A44USAEC PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE REPORT D-441, 1952, A-R-2, 1953NELSON, F.J., 1963, THE GEOLOGY OF THE PENA BLANCA AND WALKER CANYON AREAS, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA: UNIV. ARIZ. MS THESIS