Copper Queen

United States· ArizonaUnknown
Contained Copper
—
Average Grade
4.70%
Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Felsic
Discovery Year
1890

Overview

Massive, layered, steeply plunging deposit. Bimodal volcanic sequence reported but not evident. Island arc tholeiitic.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Siliciclastic-felsic in mature epicontinental arc

Resources & Operations

Production Start: 1965

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS

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