Mine detail: Welcome Mine

Previously called 'Rincon Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

34.17311, -112.75353

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Lead
Secondary:	Copper, Silver
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Gold
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1880

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1905
Last production ended:	1935

Geology

Host type:	Diorite,Andesite
Associated type:	Diorite,Andesite
Structure:	Foliation In Precambrian Metamorphic Rocks Trends N10e To N25e; Granitic Rocks Unfoliated, Veins Parallel Mafic Dikes Which Trend Northeast And Dip At Low Angles, Usually Less Than 40 Degree.
Alteration processes:	Minor Sericite Along Vein Walls

References

MRDS	M800215
DEP	10048164
Reference	{Deposit:: USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA}{Deposit:: ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE}{Deposit:: AZ. DEPT MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA}
Reporter	Roth, Frances A. (Dewitt, Ed)