Mine detail: Red Mountain Mine

Previously called 'Red Mountain ProjectTen Grand MineGemCarlton Property'

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Location

Lat / long:

31.50375, -110.71928

Resource(B)

Primary:	Copper, Aluminum
Secondary:	Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum
Tertiary:	Kaolin, Potassium, Gold
Ore:	Alunite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Enargite, Kaolinite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Gold
Gangue:	Anhydrite, Chlorite, Epidote, Magnetite, Pyrophyllite, Quartz, Sericite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1970

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Porphyry Cu
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Quartz Monzonite,Rhyolite
Associated type:	Quartz Monzonite
Structure:	E-W And N-S Trending Faults In Tertiary Volcanics, In Patagonia Mountains - Dominant Structural Features Are Major Nw-Trending High-Angle Faults. Includes Harshaw Creek Fault. Patagonia Fault Is A Major Ne-Trending Fault.
Tectonic:	Red Mountain Fault Block; Downthrow To North
Alteration processes:	High Pyritic Phyllic Alteration Surrounded By Pyritic-Argillic And Propyllitic Alteration; With Depth, Sulfur Decreases And Changes From Near-Surface Sulfur-Rich Phyllitic Alteration, Through Weak Potassic Alteration, To Low Sulfur Potassic Alteration At Depth. Alunitization, Silicification.

References

MRDS	M899921
DEP	10048337
Reference	{Deposit:: USBM Files; Red Mountain Mine, Red Mountain Project.}{Deposit:: Unpublished Data, Earth Sciences, Inc. (Obtained By R.B. Hall, U.S. Geological Survey, 1975).}{Deposit:: Admr File Data, Red Mountain.}{Deposit:: Simons, Frank S., 1972, Mesozoic Stratigraphy Of The Patagonia Mountains And Adjoining Areas, Santa Cruz County, Arizona: USGS Professional Paper 658-E, P. 22.}{Deposit:: Schrader, Frank C., 1915, Mineral Deposits Of The Santa Rita And Patagonia Mountains, Arizona: USGS Bulletin 582.}{Deposit:: Drewes, Harald, 1971, Mesozoic Stratigraphy Of The Santa Rita Mountains, Southeast Of Tucson, Arizona: USGS Professional Paper 658-C, 81 P.}{Deposit:: Corn, R.M., 1975, Alteration-Mineratization Zoning, Red Mountain, Arizona: Economic Geology, Vol. 70, P. 1437-1447.}{Deposit:: Unpublished Data, 1979, Jan C. Wilt, U.S. Geological Survey.}{Deposit:: Abgmt Clippings File, Red Mountain Mining Co.}{Deposit:: Blm Mining District Sheet 721.}{Deposit:: Hall, R.B., 1978, World Nonbarite Aluminum Resources - Alunite: USGS Pp 1076-A, P. A14.}{Deposit:: Raup, R.B., (1975), Geologic Map Elgin Quad [In Progress].}{Deposit:: Simons, F.S., 1974, Geologic Map And Sections Of The Nogales And Lochiel Quadrangles, Santa Cruz County, Arizona: USGS Map I-762.}{Deposit:: Sawyer, M.B., Gurmendi, A.C., Daley, M.R., And Howell, S.B., 1992, Principal Deposits Of Strategic And Critical Minerals In Arizona: United States Bureau Of Mines Special Publication, 334 P.}{Deposit:: World Mng., Oct.,76 (Discovery Method)}{Deposit:: Skillings Mng. Review, 3-26-77 (Information)}{Deposit:: USGS Bulletin 582 (General Info)}{Deposit:: E/Mj Vol.178 No.3 P.253 General Info}{General:: Williams, S.A. and Forrester, J.D., 1995, Characteristics of porphyry copper deposits; in Pierce, F. W. and Bolm, J. G., eds., Porphyry Copper Deposits of the American Cordillera, Arizona Geological Society, Digest 20, p. 21-34.}{Other Database:: Cimri}{Reserve-Resource:: Mines Magazine, 11-70 (Ore Grade And Thickness)}{Reserve-Resource:: Pay Dirt, March 24,75 (General Info)}{Reserve-Resource:: Pay Dirt, Sept.28,70 (Grade, Depth, Thickness)}{Reserve-Resource:: Tucson Daily Citizen, 2-22-75 (Tonnage)}
Reporter	Beougher, Delilah J. (Spanski, Gregory T.), Calder, Susan R., Orris, Greta J., Rcs/Tad