Arizona · Cochise County
Producer

McKay Mine

Cochise County, Arizona, United States
CopperSilverLeadZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Lead
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlReplacement Beds Near Ne Trending Faults And Folds Beds Strike Nw, Dip 40 Ne
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueHematite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Horquilla Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Texas Canyon Quartz Monzonite
StructureMassive Fracture System, Tert Block Faulting With General Ne Trend
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Last production1915
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10109836
MRDS IDM800156
Alternate namesPeoples Party Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.11345, -110.05872
References
USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 416, P. 152-153ABGMT 187, P. 57ABGMT-USBM FILE DATALIVINGSTON, D.E., DAMON, P.E., MAUGER, R.L., BENNETT, R., LAUGHLIN, A.W., 1967 40AR IN COGENETIC FELDSPAR-MICA MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES: JOURNAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, V. 72 P 1362-1375.