Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsAzurite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Pyrite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1975
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10160924
MRDS IDM050007
Alternate namesCyprus Johnson Camp, Copper Chief, Diabase, Burro Pit, Johnson Pit
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates32.10292, -110.06876
References
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