Mine detail: Copper Chief Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

32.10734, -110.07066

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Secondary:	Silver, Zinc
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Sphalerite
Orebody form:	TABULAR IN BEDS

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1900
Last production ended:	1921

Geology

Host rock:	Abrigo Formation Cambrian Shale, Impure Limestone, Sandy Dolomite
Host type:	Shale,Limestone,Dolomite
Associated rock:	Texas Canyon
Associated type:	Quartz Monzonite
Structure:	Tertiary Block Faulting Trending Nnw ; Reg.Trends: Late Cretaceous Or Early Tertiary N To Nw Trending Folds And Thrust Faults Overriding To Ne., Fault System Of Northeasters
Tectonic:	Basin And Range
Alteration processes:	Garnetization, Lime Silicates, Oxidation Of Ore

References

MRDS	M050011
DEP	10039385
Reference	{Deposit:: COOPER, J.R. AND SILVER L.T., 1964, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 416}{Deposit:: COOPER, J.R. 1950, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, GEOL. SER. 18, BULL. 156}{Deposit:: LIVINGSTON, MAUGER, BENNETT, AND LAUGHLIN, 1967, JGR, V. 72, P. 1361-1375}{Deposit:: 1964 GEOLMAP U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, COOPER AND SILVER, PROF. PAPER 41}{Production:: COOPER AND SILVER, 1964}
Reporter	Bergquist, Joel R.