Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondarySilver, Manganese, Copper
TertiaryZinc, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlDeposits Occur Along Faults Minor Fractures, And Bedding Planes In Limestone
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Calcite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Naco Limestone; Colina Limestone Member;Martin Limestone
StructureLimestones In Region Surround Isolated, Brecciated Siliceous Rocks Which Apparently Intruded Host Rock Along Zones Of Weakness, Disconnected Mineralized Areas Are Several 100 Ft. North Of The Mowry Fault Contact And Are Strung About 500 Ft Along A Nw-Trending Belt
Tectonic settingMowry Mine Fault Block Downthrow To North
AlterationOxides Of Manganese And Iron Are Highly Decomposed; Replacement Of Limestone By Manganese Oxides
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1880
Last production1948
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10109890
MRDS IDM899938
Alternate namesGolden Gate Claim, North Mowry Mine, Old Mowry Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.43347, -110.70345
References
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATAUSBM FILES; BULLWACKER DEPOSITS, GOLDEN GATE MINESCHRADER, FRANK C., 1915, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; USGS BULLETIN 582, P. 305-306BLM DISTRICT MINING SHEET 723FARNHAM, L.L. STEWART, L.A., AND C.W. DELONG, 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7990, P. 162-165ADMR FILE DATA; GOLDEN GATE (BULLWHACKER), MOWRY MINESMITH, GEORGE E., 1956, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MOWRY AREA, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZ3NA, 44 PPSIMONS, FRANK S., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS AP I-762 (1:48000)KEITH STANTON B., 1975, INDEX IOF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 191, P. 80ABGMT FILES STANTON B. KEITH 11) ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE, BULLWACKER MINE (GOLDEN GATE)