Ajo

United States· ArizonaUnknown
Contained Copper
5.0 Mt
Average Grade
0.58%
Deposit Type
Porphyry Cu-Mo
Discovery Year
1850

Overview

Exposed.

Geological Context

Host Rock: andesite dike, andesite porphyry dike, quartz diorite, quartz monzonite, quartz monzonite porphyry, pegmatite, rhyolite (63)

Resources & Operations

Mining Method: Open Pit

Production Start: 1917

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS