Durham Copper Claims

The Durham Copper Claims is a silver and copper mine located in Santa Cruz 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: Durham Copper Claims

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 31.51917, -110.65250

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Durham Copper Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Durham Copper Claims


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Red Rock District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available


Production

Year: 1941
Time Period: 1937-1941
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Hand Picked Ore, Averaging 24 % Cu, 70 Oz. Ag Per Ton


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1937
Year Last Production: 1941
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

Form: NARROW


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver


Comments

Comment (Production): WORKED SPORADICALLY

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFT AND ADIT OPERATIONS


References

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1975

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1975, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 191, P. 8


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