Mine detail: Bronx Mine

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Location: Gila County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.36619, -110.97681
dep_id: 10027088
mrds_id: M001974
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Molybdenum
Minor mineral: Silver, Gold
Trace mineral: Lead, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Ferrimolybdite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
gangue: Fluorite, Muscovite, Quartz
work_type: Surface
alteration: Oxidation Of Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite; Granite Replaced B Y Quartz & Muscovite
conc_proc: The Origin Of The Quartz-Muscovite Veinlets Is Not Understood, But Their Widespread & Uniform Distribution Throughout The Granite Suggests That They Were Deposited By Solutions That Emanated From The Granite Itself During Final Stages Of Solidification
ore_ctrl: Quartz-Muscovite Veins In Schultze Granite-Transition Zone Of Middle Of Vein To Muscovite Envelope
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A., Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Granite
References:
  • Deposit:: PETERSON, N.P., 1962, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GLOBE-MIAMI DISTRICT, ARIZ.: USGS PROF. PAPER 342, P. 133.
  • Deposit:: PETERSON, 1963, USGS BULL 1741-H, P. 16.
  • Deposit:: ADMR, 1962, MOLYBDENUM PROSPECTS IN AZ.
  • Deposit:: ABM FILE RECORDS.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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