The Peacock Claims is a copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,399 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
Elevation: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.31667, -110.54639
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Peacock Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Peacock Claims
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: The Granite Is Cut By North To Northwest-Striking Faults And Fractures
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): SAN CARLOS INDIAN RESERVATION
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT IS DEVELOPED BY A NUMBER OF PITS, SHALLOW TRENCHES, AND A VERTICAL SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C. S., SHRIDE, A. F., 1956 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SAN CARLOS INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1027-N, P. 633
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