Arizona · Pinal County
Prospect

Superior East

Pinal County, Arizona, United States
CopperMolybdenumSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryMolybdenum
TertiarySilver
Deposit
Deposit typePorphyry Cu
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Orebody formIrregular
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Pinal Schist
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Schultze Granite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1972
Identification
Deposit ID10400395
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.378, -110.998
References
Manske, S. and Paul, A.H., 2002, Geology of a major new porphyry copper center in the Superior (Pioneer) district, Arizona: Economic Geology, v. 97, p. 197?220.Sell, J.D., 1995, Discovery of a deep (3500 feet) unexposed porphyry copper deposit at Superior East, Pinal County, Arizona: Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 373?395Seedorff, E., Barton, M. , Stavast, W. and Maher D., 2008, Root Zones of Porphyry Systems: Extending the Porphyry Model to Depth: Econ. Geol. Vol 103 no, 5 p. 939-956Hammer and Peterson, 1968\nBreitrick and Lenzi, 1987\nStavast, 2006\n\n \nPeterson, N P, 1962, Geology and Ore Deposits Of The Globe-Miami district, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 342, 151 p.Maher, D.J., Stavast, W.J.A., Barton, M.D., and Seedorff, E., 2005, A view of the roots of a productive Laramide porphyry copper system exposed in the Globe-Miami district, Arizona [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, no. 7, p. 164