| Location: | Gila County, Arizona, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 33.38425, -110.98237 |
| dep_id: | 10027097 |
| mrds_id: | M002008 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Molybdenum, Copper |
| Minor mineral: | Silver, Gold |
| Trace mineral: | Lead, Zinc |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Deposit type: | Porphyry Cu |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Chalcocite, Pyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite |
| gangue: | Limonite |
| orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR |
| work_type: | Underground |
| alteration: | Hydrothermal Alteration Of Pinal Schist, Silicification |
| conc_proc: | Supergene Enrichment (Possibly Took Place Before Thrusting) And Oxidation, Leaching And Deposition During Present Erosion Cycle |
| ore_ctrl: | Brecciation Along Cactus Fault. Richest Material Is Just Above Fault |
| Reporter: | Anderson, Claire, Admr, Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.), Gere, W., Peterson, Jocelyn A. |
| hrock_unit: | Pinal Schist;Gila Conglomerate, Pinal Schist |
| hrock_type: | Schist |
| arock_unit: | Schultze Granite |
| arock_type: | Granite,Diabase |
| Structure: | Cactus Fauldipping 20-30sw Overlying Schist. Kelly Fault |
| Year first produced: | 1929 |
| yr_lst_prd: | 1964 |
| disc_yr: | 1905 |
| References: |
- Deposit:: Abm File Data.
- Deposit:: Claims Extend Into Sec 25 T1n R13e And Sec 31 T1n R14e
- Deposit:: Admr Castle Dome Copper Company Cities Service Active File
- Deposit:: The Primary Copper Industry Of Arizona In 1987, Dmmr.
- Deposit:: Northern Miner, 8/26/91, P.1,2.
- Deposit:: Arizona Mining Journal Feb 1, 1922 P 19
- Deposit:: Peterson, N.P., 1962, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Globe-Miami District, Arizona: Us Geological Survey Professional Paper 342, P. 139.
- Deposit:: Elsing, M.J. And Heineman, R.E., 1936, Arizona Metal Production: Arizona Bureau Of Mines Bulletin 140.
- Deposit:: Abgmt Clippings File.
- Deposit:: Abmr Carlota File.
- Deposit:: Abgmt-USBM File Data.
- Deposit:: Southwestern Pay Dirt, 5/92, P.20a.
- Deposit:: Southwestern Pay Dirt, 8/92, P.7a.
- Deposit:: The Northern Miner, 6-23-97, V83 #17, P. B7, B10.
- Deposit:: Metals Economics Group (MEG) website: http://services.metalseconomics.com/minesearch/Default.aspx#profile&projAid=93523
- Deposit:: Quadra Mining Ltd. website: http://www.quadrafnx.com/s/Carlota.asp http://www.quadrafnx.com/i/pdf/AIF_Final.pdf
- Production:: Abm Bulletin 140, P. 92.
- Reserve-Resource:: Cambior Inc. 1993 Ann.Rep, P. 56.
- Reserve-Resource:: Mining Record, 10/5/94, P.
- Reserve-Resource:: Cambior Inc. 1995 Annual Report, P.9.
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