Arizona · Gila County
Past Producer

Copper Cities & Diamond H

Gila County, Arizona, United States
CopperGoldZincSilverMolybdenumLeadUraniumGemstone
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Zinc, Silver, Molybdenum, Lead
TertiaryUranium, Gemstone
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePorphyry Cu-Mo
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBlanket
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Ferrimolybdite, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Turquoise
GangueQuartz
Other materialsBiotite, Oligoclase, Orthoclase
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Granite · Lost Gulch Quartz Monzonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1896
Discovery year1896
Identification
Deposit ID10257231
MRDS IDW002707
Alternate namesSleeping Beauty, Porphyry Reserves, Lost Gulch, Yellow Metal
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates33.44588, -110.88209
References
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