Arizona · Pinal County
Past Producer

Sacaton

Pinal County, Arizona, United States
MolybdenumCopperGoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum, Copper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePorphyry Cu-Au
Model78: Porphyry Cu-Au
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formMassive Tabular to Irregular
Materials
Ore mineralsAntlerite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Gold
Other materialsAzurite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Pinal Schist; Oracle Granite; Three Peaks Monzonite Porphyry; Sacaton Granite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1974
Last production1984
Discovery year1961
Identification
Deposit ID10283179
MRDS IDM050669
Alternate namesAsarco, Casa Grande Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates32.95465, -111.8166
References
Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits; in Pierce, F.W. and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry Copper Deposits of the American Cordillera, Arizona Geological Society, Digest 20, p. 35-68.Asarco Annual Reports, 1973 (P. 4), 1974 (Pp. 4-5, 18), And 1976 (Pp. 9, 18).Asarco'S New 40 Million Dollar Sacaton Unit Dedicated Today. Pay Dirt Mag., March 25, 1974, Pp. 1, 3-22.Asarco'S New Sacaton Unit To Go On Stream Early Next Year. Pay Dirt Mag., Nov. 26, 1973, Pp. 1, 3, 4.Calahan, G. Edward (Sacaton Mine Superintendent) And Jim Harasha (Sacaton Chief Mine Engineer), Personal Commuication, 1977, Comments On File At USBM, IFOC, Bldg. 20, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Co. 80225.New Arizona Copper Mine For Asarco, Mining Mag., Aug., 1974, P. 79.Sacaton-Asarco'S New Copper Mine In Arizona, Mining Mag., Feb., 1975, Pp. 90-7.Sacaton-How Asarco Discovered And Developed Its Newest Copper Mine, World Mining, Dec., 1975, Pp. 38-41.Sacaton Works Pit While Preparing To Go Underground, Engr. And Min. J., June, 1977, Pp. 105-6.Skillings, David N., Jr., Sacaton Porphyry Copper Project Of Asarco In Southern Arizona, Skillings Min. Review, Feb. 24, 1973, Pp. 1, 10-12.Cummings, R.B., 1982, Geology of the Sacaton porphyry copper deposit, Pinal County, Arizona; in Titley, S. R., ed., Advances in Geology of the Porphyry Copper Deposits, Southwest North America, University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona, p. 507-521.Sawyer, M.B., Gurmendi, A.C., Daley, M.R., And Howell, S.B., 1992, Principal Deposits Of Strategic And Critical Minerals In Arizona: United States Bureau Of Mines Special Publication, 334 P.Cook S S and Porter T M, 2005 - The Geologic History of Oxidation and Supergene Enrichment in the Porphyry Copper Deposits of Southwestern North America, in Porter T M, (Ed), Super Porphyry Copper and Gold Deposits: A Global Perspective, v1 pp 207-242\nThe Porter GeoConsultancy webpage for Sacaton contains a description of the geology. Accessed on 9/28/2010.\nhttp://www.portergeo.com.au/\nReserve References - Asarco Form 10-K, 1979.Asarco 1979 SEC Form 10KKeith and others, 1983Asarco 1982-84 SEC Form 10KPcia 1982-84