Arizona · Gila County
Past Producer

Van Dyke

Gila County, Arizona, United States
CopperSilverFluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePorphyry Cu
Model53: Porphyry Cu
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsAzurite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Tenorite
GangueFluorite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Schist · "Schultze Granite", "Pinal Schist"
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1929-1989
First production1928
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10282908
MRDS IDM003083
Alternate namesOxymin's Van Dyke Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates33.39178, -110.87569
References
PETERSON, N.P., 1962 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GLOBE-MIAMI DISTRICT, ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 342 , P. 137 .OXYMIN DETAILS PLANS FOR IN SITU LEACH PROJECT IN ARIZONA, MINING ENGINEERS, V 29, NO 4, NOV. 1977, P. 13-16.OXYMIN'S IN-SITU COPPER LEACHING PROJECT AT MIAMI, ARIZ,SKILLING MINING REVIEW, V 66, NO. 52, DEC. 24, 1977OCCIDENTAL MINERALS CORP STARTS PHASE TWO OF TESTING, MINING RECORD, NOV 30 1977OCCIDENTAL MINERALS PLANS TO PUSH AHEAD ON MIAMI IN-SITU LEACHING PROJECT, ARIZONA PAY DIRT OCT 1977 P. 6-8.SW PAY DIRT, 11-89, P.18A.SKILLINGS' MINING REVIEW, 6-30-90, P.8.SW PAY DIRT, 7-90, P.3A.THE NORTHERN MINER, 7-2-90, P.21.THE NORTHERN MINER, 1-14-91, P.6.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 2-92, P.C8.SW PAY DIRT, 9-94, P.17A.SW PAY DIRT, 7-95, P.3A.THE MINING RECORD, V106 N28, 7-12-95, P.15.Olmstead, H.W., and Johnson, D.W., 1966, Inspiration geology, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 143?150.Mindat.org as of 8/2/2010\nhttp://www.mindat.org/loc-25740.htmlThe Van Dyke orebody is a faulted extension of the Inspiration orebody, a description of which is available at portergeo.com 8/2/2010.\nhttp://www.portergeo.com.au/\nNEW MEXICO PAY DIRT. COSTLY DELAYS LEAD OCCIDENTAL MINERALS TO KILL MIAMI IN SITU LEACHING PLAN. NOVEMBER 1980, P.55.ENG. & MIN. J. FEB 1992, P. C9.ARIMETCO INTERNATIONAL INC., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT. P. 9.ARIMETCO INTERNATIONAL INC. 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P.10.