Mine detail: American Eagle Mine

Previously called 'American Eagle Basin'

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Location: Pinal County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 32.74954, -110.49624
dep_id: 10039464
mrds_id: M050121
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Trace mineral: Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
gangue: Quartz, Sericite, Tourmaline
orebody_fm: TABULAR
alteration: Sericite With Breccia Pipes & Dacite Porphyry; Potassic And Argill Ic, Lesser Propylitization, Silicification, And Tourmalinization
conc_proc: Replacement During An Early Stage Of Brecciation
ore_ctrl: Fractures, Blowout Or Chimney
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_type: Dacite
arock_unit: Copper Creek Granodiorite
arock_type: Dacite
Structure: Block Faulting Trending Nnw, Strong Zone Of Faulting Striking E-W And Cut By Cross Faults Strik Ing N60e & N20e
tectonic: Basin & Range
References:
  • Deposit:: SIMONS, 1964, USGS PP 461
  • Deposit:: WEED, 1913, MIN & ENG WORLD, V. 38, P. 375-378
  • Deposit:: GUTHRIE & MOORE, 1978, AZ GEOL SOC DIGEST, V. 11, P. 25
  • Deposit:: KUHN, 1941, ECON. GEOL. V. 36, NO. 5, P. 522
  • Production:: SIMONS, 1954
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