A mineralized breccia pipe in Monhawk Canyon, Arizona

Book · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:7179399

Wenrich, K J; Van Gosen, B S; Balcer, R A; Scott, J H; Mascarenas, J F; Bedinger, G M; Burmaster, B

This book reports on hundreds of solution-collapse breccia pipes in northern Arizona. High-grade U ore, and potentially economic concentrations of Ag, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn in some pipes, has stimulated mining activity there. More than 900 confirmed and suspected breccia pipes have been mapped by this study. One pipe was chosen for exploration drilling in 1984 because it exhibited all preestablished exploration criteria. Five rotary and core holes were drilled into this pipe; they contained mineralized breccia.

• OSTI ID: 7179399
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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