Mine detail: Copper Chief Mine

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Location: Cochise County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 32.10734, -110.07066
dep_id: 10039385
mrds_id: M050011
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Minor mineral: Silver, Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Sphalerite
orebody_fm: TABULAR IN BEDS
work_type: Underground
alteration: Garnetization, Lime Silicates, Oxidation Of Ore
conc_proc: Replacement In Favorable Beds
ore_ctrl: Replacement By Ore In Favorable Beds At Intersections With Small Northeaster Faults.
Reporter: Bergquist, Joel R.
hrock_unit: Abrigo Formation Cambrian Shale, Impure Limestone, Sandy Dolomite
hrock_type: Shale,Limestone,Dolomite
arock_unit: Texas Canyon
arock_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
yfp_ba: <
Year first produced: 1900
yr_lst_prd: 1921
References:
  • 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
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