Mine detail: Cornucopia Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 34.48227, -112.4113

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold, Silver
Secondary: Copper
Gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form: TABULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1902
Last production ended: 1941

Geology

Host rock:Green Gulch Volcanics
Host type:Slate,Meta-Basalt,Rhyolite
Associated type:Rhyolite,Basalt
Structure:Foliation In Precambrain Rocks Trends N10e To N20e, Veins Parallel Foliation And Crosscut It By 10-20 Degrees, Trending N20e To N-S
Alteration processes:Minor

References

MRDSM800333
DEP10048233
Reference{Deposit:: USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA.}{Deposit:: ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA.}{Deposit:: BLM DISTRICT SHEET #248.}{Deposit:: USGS GQ MAP GQ 997.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
ReporterLaraba, Peter (Dewitt, Ed)