Mine detail: Squaw Peak Mine

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Location:	Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long:	34.48255, -111.85712
dep_id:	10026923
mrds_id:	M001101
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Molybdenum, Copper
Minor mineral:	Silver, Lead, Zinc
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Porphyry Cu-Mo
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Sphalerite
gangue:	Ankerite, Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm:	ELLIPTICAL STOCKWORK
work_type:	Underground
model:	79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
alteration:	Silicification, Argillization, Potassic Alteration
conc_proc:	Hydrothermal, Oxidation To Depths Of 50 Ft
ore_ctrl:	Igneous Rocks, Fractures, Faulting
Reporter:	Orris, Greta J., Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.), Dewitt, Ed H.
hrock_unit:	Squaw Peak Intrusive
hrock_type:	Quartz Monzonite,Granodiorite
Structure:	Dikes And Pluton Elongate Nnw , Shears & Brecciated Zones
Year first produced:	1944
yr_lst_prd:	1946
dy_ba:	<
disc_yr:	1944
prod_yrs:	1944-1946
References:	Deposit:: KIRKEMO, H., AND OTHERS, 1965, INVESTIGATIONS OF MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS IN THE CONTEMINOUS UNITED STATES, 1942 - 60: U.S.G.S BULLETIN 1182 - E, P. 30 - 32. Deposit:: ROE, R.R., 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE SQUAW PEAK PORPHYRY COPPER-MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZ: MS THESIS, UNIV OF ARIZ, 102 P. Deposit:: COOKSLEY, 1971, PRIVATE REPORT FOR PHILLIPS PETROLEUM. Deposit:: HILL, J.M., 1949, REPT ON THE SQUAW PEAK COPPER MINE, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZ.: UNPUB REPT. Deposit:: ANDERSON, C.A., 1943, REPT ON A BRIEF EXAMINATION OFTHE SQUAW PEAK COPPER & MOLYBDENUM PROSPECT, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZ.: UNPUB REPT. Deposit:: SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P. Exploration:: Ullmer, E., and Cavey, G., 2006, Technical Report on Squaw Peak Property in Yavapai County, Arizona, U.S.A. NI 43-101. Geology:: Kern, R., 2008 Updated Summary report: Squaw Peak Property Yavapai County,AZ. MinQuest Inc. Geology:: Roe, R.R., 1976. Geology of the Squaw Peak Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum Deposit, Yavapai County, AZ. University of Arizona Masters Thesis, 102 pages. Other Database:: CIMRI Reserve-Resource:: J.M. HILL, 1949 , REPT. ON THE SQUAW CREEK MINE, YAVAPAI CO., ARIZ.: UNPUBLISHED REPT.