Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsBiotite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Garnet, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz, Scheelite, Silver
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1937
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10283348
MRDS IDM050644
Alternate namesControl Copper PropertyControl, Marble Peak
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates32.47621, -110.72818
References
E/MJ, JUNE 1974, P.212 (EXPL.,MINING)ARIZONA PAY DIRT. ORACLE RIDGE FEASIBILITY STUDIES ARERESUMING, APRIL 1980, P. 24.NEW MEXICO PAY DIRT, MAY 1979, P. 56.CONTINENTAL MATERIALS CORPORATION, 1981 ANNUAL REPORT P 7.THE FOLLOWING REFERENCES WERE USED IN THE UPDATEDEVALUATION OF THE PROPERTY IN 1991MCCLEAN, S. SOUTH ATLANTIC VENTURES BRINGS NEW MILL ONLINE. PAYDIRT MAG. (SW ED.), APR 1991, PP. 4A-8A.SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW. SOUTH ATLANTIC ORACLE RIDGESTARTS PRODUCTION. NOV. 10, 1990, P. 11.SOUTH ATLANTIC VENTURES LTD 1988-1990 ANN. REPORTS.WALENGA, K. SOUTH ATLANTIC TO BEGIN PRODUCTION THISSUMMER. PAYDIRT MAG. (SW ED.), MAY 1990, PP. 4A-5A.BRAUN, ERIC.,1969, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MARBLEPEAK AREA SANTA CATALINA MTNS,PIMA COUNTY,ARIZ: MASTER'STHESIS,UNIV. OF ARIZ. (GEOLOGY,HISTORY).LEHNER,R.E.,1973,FIELD ENGINEERS REPORT ON CONTROL MINE:ARIZ. DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES. (GEOLOGY).ROSCOE,JOHN G,1971,STATEMENT BEFORE THE IMPACT SURVEY TEAMOF THE CATALINA MULTIPLE USE PLAN BY CONTINENTAL COPPER,INC. (OWNERSHIP,ENVIRONMENT).PAY DIRT,MARCH 24,1975 (TAILINGS DISPOSAL,RESERVES).PAY DIRT ((ARIZONA) 5/78 P.24) (CONCENTRATOR)E/MJ-APRIL 1975 P 170.SOUTHERN COPPER COMPANY 1993 ANN. REPT, P. 2. (FORMERLYKNOWN AS SOUTH ATLANTIC VENTURES CORP.)THE MINING RECORD. SANTA CATALINA UPGRADES ORE RESERVES ATORACLE RIDGE MINE. JAN. 29, 1995. P. 5.