Commodities
PrimaryManganese, Silver, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR LENTICULAR
Ore controlIrregular Lenticular Bodies Along Ne-Trending Fracture Zone In Limestone
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Concha Limestone;Scherrer Formation
StructureSilicic Lavas And Flow Breccias With Subordinate Silicic Tuffs And Smaller Bodies Of Limestone Conglomerate, Fracture Zone Roughtly Parallels Bedding Planes Of Silicified Limestone
Tectonic settingAmerican Mine Fault Block, Upthrow To Ne
AlterationReplacement Of Limestone By Irregular Ore Bodies
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1918
Last production1930
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10109891
MRDS IDM899942
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.45125, -110.71678
References
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATAFARNHAM, L.L., STEWART, L.A., AND C.W. DELONG, 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7990, P. 169-170USBM FILES, BLACK EAGLE GROUPMOORES, RICHARD C., 1972, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF A PORTION OF THE HARSHAW DISTRICT, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA,P.76ABGMT FILES, STANTON B. KEITHSIMONS, FRANK S., 1972, MESOZOIC STRATIGRAPHY OF THE PATAGNOIA MOUNTAINS, AND ADJOINING AREAS, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 658-E, P. 8-9KEITH, STANTON B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 191, P. 57SIMONS, FRANK S., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS MAP I-762(1:48000)ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE, BLACK EAGLE MINEARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA, BLACK EAGLE MINE