Lone Copper Peak Prospect

The Lone Copper Peak Prospect is a copper mine located in Mohave county, Arizona.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Lone Copper Peak Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 34.29, -113.73333

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Lone Copper Peak Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lone Copper Peak Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Santa Fe Pacific Mining, Inc.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Nw Trending Mountain Range

Type: L
Description: North-Trending High Angle Normal Faults


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Name: Carbonate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: VALUES EXCEEDING 1.0% AND 0.12 OZ/T AU (1991)
Analytical Data: 1.0% CU FOR 12 SAMPLES OF OUTCROP, AVERAGE AU WAS 310 PPB (1984)


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Development): SANTA FE PACIFIC MINING MAPPING AND SAMPLING PROGRAM IN 1984, 1991 RECONNAISSANCE SAMPLING

Comment (Deposit): ORE ZONE HAS BEEN TRACED FOR 2,500 FT ALONG STRIKE AND IS UP TO 600 FT WIDE.

Comment (Location): NW FLANK OF RAWHIDE MOUNTAINS


References

Reference (Deposit): SANTA FE PACIFIC MINING, INC., INFORMATION SHEET


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