Mine detail: Big Lode Mine

Previously called 'Silver Top'

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Location: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 31.45457, -111.23263
dep_id: 10039544
mrds_id: M050251
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver, Lead
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
gangue: Quartz
alteration: Minor
conc_proc: Secondary Enrichment
Reporter: Johnson, Maureen G., Laraba, Peter (Calder, Susan R.)
hrock_unit: Oro Blanco Formation;Montana Peak Formation
hrock_type: Sandstone
arock_unit: Ruby Diorite
arock_type: Hornblendite
Structure: Nw- And Ne-Trending Fault Zones
tectonic: Block Faulting
References:
  • Deposit:: KNIGHT, L.H., 1970, ORO BLANCO DIST: UNIV. ARIZ. PH.D. THESIS
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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