Emerald Isle Deposit

The Emerald Isle Deposit is a copper mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,701 feet.

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: Emerald Isle Deposit  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 3,701 Feet (1,128 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 35.36667, -114.20000

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Satelite image of the Emerald Isle Deposit

Emerald Isle Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Emerald Isle Deposit


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Wallapai District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Conglomerate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): ECON. GEOL., VOL. 44, P 701 , 1949


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