Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
SecondaryGold, Lead
TertiaryIron, Beryllium, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBUNCHES, IRREGULAR
Ore controlE-W Faulting Intresecting Ns Diabase Dikes
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diabase,Rhyolite,Basalt
StructureOverall Palezoic Strike Is E-W, Broken Up By Cret-Paleo Faulting And Intrusions, Fractured And Faulted Blocks Of Pyrometamorphosed Pal Limestone And Cret Shale & Volcanics. Cret-Paleo Granitic Inntrusives At Mascot Shaft And To South. Dikes Of Diabase And Rhyolite Throughout Area. Fissure System Is Generally Striking E-W
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1908
Last production1967
Identification
Deposit ID10109857
MRDS IDM800325
Alternate namesTout Group, Includes: Central Copper, Iron Tower, Mascot No. 1,, Consolidated Tunnel, Bachelder Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.2079, -109.59093
References
ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187, P. 62ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATAABGMT CLIPPINGS FILEABGMT-USBM FILE DATAELSING, M. J., AND HEINEMAN, R. E. S., 1936, ABM ECONOMIC SERIES 19, BULL. 140, P. 91.MOORE, R. T., AND ROSEVEARE, G. H., 1969, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: U.S. 90TH CONGRESS, 2ND SESSION, SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS, P. 257, 259.MEEVES, H. C., 1966, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS RI-6828, P. 15, 56.COOPER, J. R., 1960, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-231.