Mine detail: Whitetail Mine

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Location: Cochise County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 31.41736, -109.91871
dep_id: 10027131
mrds_id: M002193
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Minor mineral: Silver, Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Silver
gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
alteration: Gossan With Mn And Fe Oxides Induced By Hydrothermal Metamorphism
conc_proc: Bornite Replaces Pyrite
ore_ctrl: Ore Bodies Near Dikes And Sills, And Faulting And Associated Brecciation
Reporter: Gere, W., Laraba, Peter (Gest, Don E.), Orris, Greta J.
hrock_unit: Abrigo Limestone
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_unit: Sacramento Hill Stock
arock_type: Granite
Structure: Pre-Mineralization Faulting And Tilting Common, Main Fault Directions, N10w To N40e, S30w To N50w, Pre-Mineralization
References:
  • Deposit:: USGS GEOL. FOLIO 112, 1904.
  • Deposit:: USGS PP 21, 1904, P. 118
  • Deposit:: KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 90.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
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