| Location: | Pima County, Arizona, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 31.8643, -110.7804 |
| dep_id: | 10039409 |
| mrds_id: | M050042 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Copper |
| Minor mineral: | Silver |
| Trace mineral: | Gold, Beryllium |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite |
| orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR, TABULAR |
| work_type: | Underground |
| alteration: | Garnetization, Silicification |
| conc_proc: | Permeable Fracture Zones |
| ore_ctrl: | Intrusive Contact - Shear Zone: S25w, Steep Se Dip |
| Reporter: | Keith, William J., Gest, Don E. |
| hrock_unit: | Concha Limestone |
| hrock_type: | Limestone |
| arock_unit: | Quartz Latite |
| arock_type: | Quartz Latite |
| Structure: | Homoclinal ; Reg.Trends: Tilting And Broad Open Folds In S. And Extensive Faulting In N., Thrust And Normal Faulting - Fracture Zones. |
| tectonic: | Basin And Range |
| Year first produced: | 1889 |
| yr_lst_prd: | 1902 |
| disc_yr: | 1887 |
| References: |
- Deposit:: SCHRADER, F.C., 1915, USGS BULL 582.
- Deposit:: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, 1971, FIELDNOTES, V. 1, NO 2.
- Deposit:: DREWES, H., 1971, USGS MAP I-613 (SAHUARITA QUAD).
- Deposit:: CREASEY, S.C., 1955, USGS BULL 1027F.
- Deposit:: JOHNSON, V.H., 1941, GEOLOGY OF THE HELVETIA MINING DISTRICT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: UNIV OF ARIZONA PH.D THESIS.
- Deposit:: 1909 RECON F. C. SCHRADER U.S.G.S. BULL. 582.
- Deposit:: 1971 DIREXPL ANACONDA-POSSIBLE NEW PORPH. COPPER DEPOSIT.
- Deposit:: 1971 GEOLMAP H. DREWES U.S.G.S. MAP I-613.
- Other Database:: CIMRI
- Production:: KEITH, S.B., 1974, ABM BULLETIN 189, P.126.
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