Midnight Juniper, Arizona

Midnight Juniper is a porphyry copper project located within a World-Class District just northwest of the Morenci open pit. Distal porphyry-style mineralization is observed in windows beneath post-mineral volcanic cover.  Base metal mineralization occurs both as steeply dipping veinlets and as sub-horizontal mantos-style, bedding replacements. The veinlets have a preferential NE-SW orientation, which is also noted to be a control on mineralization within the Morenci deposit.


Targets include: 1) intact porphyry copper system concealed beneath post-mineral cover, 2) significant supergene enrichment, analogous to nearby Morenci deposits, and 3) potential for high grade zones of mineralization as both skarns and CRDs.

Note: The nearby mines and deposits in the region provide context for EMX’s Project, which occurs in a similar geologic setting, but this is not necessarily indicative that the project hosts similar mineralization.

Maps

Midnight Juniper project geology and minerals occurrences. Click to Enlarge

Photos

Massive base metal rich carbonate replacement from the Lime Caparea Click to Enlarge
Anastomosing veins and breccia cement in Paleozoic limestone: composed of hematite[sulfide] + sooty manganese Click to Enlarge