| Location: | La Paz County, Arizona, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 33.11618, -114.58662 |
| dep_id: | 10027195 |
| mrds_id: | M002440 |
| Commodity type: | metallic and nonmetallic |
| Major mineral: | Silver |
| Minor mineral: | Lead |
| Trace mineral: | Zinc, Manganese, Strontium, Barium-Barite, Iron |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Cerussite, Hematite, Pyrolusite, Smithsonite |
| gangue: | Barite, Celestite |
| orebody_fm: | VUGS & IRREGULAR MASSES |
| work_type: | Unknown |
| ore_ctrl: | The Richer Portion Of The Vien, Which Is Some 300 Feet Long And From A Few Inches To 1 1/2 Feet Wide, Occurs Near The Hanging Wall Of The Wider Portions Of The Vein |
| Reporter: | Gere, W., Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.), Orris, Greta J. |
| hrock_type: | Schist |
| arock_type: | Andesite |
| Structure: | A Fault Zone Seperates Andesitic And Rhyolitic Lavas, Breccias, And Tuffs On The West From Schist And Granite On The East. The Main Fault Strikes N20w And Dips 60 Sw, Is Joined Near The Center Of The Claim By A Branch Fault That Strikes N10w. These Faults Contain Veins Of Similar Character, But The Main One Is Wider, Longer, And More Strongly Mineralized |
| References: |
- Deposit:: WILSON, E.D.; 1933; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY ARIZONA: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 62.
- Deposit:: KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 178.
- Deposit:: PHILLIPS, K.A., ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 3, 185 P.
- Production:: A.B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 62; KEITH, S.B., 1978.
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