Mine detail: Monte Cristo Mine

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Location: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.06506, -112.58325
dep_id: 10027541
mrds_id: M003309
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver
Minor mineral: Copper, Gold
Trace mineral: Nickel, Cobalt, Arsenic
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Chloanthite, Niccolite, Pyrite, Silver, Tennantite
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: BANDS/LENSES
work_type: Underground
alteration: Minor To None
conc_proc: Oxidation At Near Surface
ore_ctrl: Faulting, Shearing Igneous Activity - Dikes
Reporter: Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.), Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.)
hrock_type: Diorite,Gneiss,Rhyolite,Andesite
arock_type: Diorite,Rhyolite,Andesite,Granite
Structure: Foliation In Precambrian Schist And Gneiss Trends N25e To N65e, Veins (And Genetically-Related(?)) Dikes Trend N10w To N40w And Crosscut Precambrian Fabric
References:
  • Deposit:: BASTIN, E.S., 1922 , PRIMARY NATIVE-SILVER ORES NEAR WICKENBURG, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 735 - E
  • Production:: A.B.M. BULLETIN 140 , P. 103 .
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