The Squaw Peak Mine is a molybdenum and copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,101 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: 4,101 Feet (1,250 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum, Copper
Lat, Long: 34.4825, -111.85639
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Squaw Peak Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Squaw Peak Mine
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Squaw Peak District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: American Copper Corp.
Home Office: Vancouver, British Columbia
Info Year: 2010
Years: 2008 -
Owner Name: Squaw Peak Copper Mining Co.
Years: 1972 -
Owner Name: American Consolidated Minerals Corp
Years: 2006 -
Owner Name: MinQuest Inc
Years: 2006 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Deposit
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1944
Year Last Production: 1946
Discovery Year: 1944
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Orebody
Form: ELLIPTICAL STOCKWORK
Structure
Type: R
Structure: Dikes And Pluton Elongate NNW
Description: Dikes And Pluton Elongate Nnw
Type: L
Structure: Dikes And Pluton Elongate NNW , Shears & Brecciated Zones
Description: Dikes And Pluton Elongate Nnw , Shears & Brecciated Zones
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Silicification, Argillization, Potassic Alteration
Alteration Text: Silicification, Argillization, Potassic Alteration
Rocks
Name: Granodiorite
Role: Host
Description: compositions ranging from diorite to granite
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE GRADE: 0.18 % MOS2, 1.28 % CU.
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Ankerite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ELONGATE NNW. MINOR MINERALIZATION IS ESE. THICKNESS ABOVE (900 FT) = DEPTH MAXIMUM. MO GRADE INCREASES WITH DEPTH. DEPTH BASED ON 0.1% CU GRADE.
Comment (Workings): 19000 FT OF DIAMOND DRILLING AT SQUAW PEAK. WORKINGS ARE RADIALLY SHAPED. CUT AND FILL MINING.
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS PORPHYRY CU-MO THAT INTRUDES PRECAMBRIAN GRANODIORITE-QUARTZ DIORITE.
Comment (Identification): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D000350 OF R.U. KING WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Commodity): GEOCHEMICAL TESTS FOUND MINOR AU, AG, W, & RH.
Comment (Location): USBM GIVES LOC AS 34-27-54N, 111-51-27W.
Comment (Production): 1944 TO 1946
References
Reference (Geology): Kern, R., 2008 Updated Summary report: Squaw Peak Property Yavapai County,AZ. MinQuest Inc.
Reference (Geology): Roe, R.R., 1976. Geology of the Squaw Peak Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum Deposit, Yavapai County, AZ. University of Arizona Masters Thesis, 102 pages.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): J.M. HILL, 1949 , REPT. ON THE SQUAW CREEK MINE, YAVAPAI CO., ARIZ.: UNPUBLISHED REPT.
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, C.A., 1943, REPT ON A BRIEF EXAMINATION OFTHE SQUAW PEAK COPPER & MOLYBDENUM PROSPECT, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZ.: UNPUB REPT.
Reference (Deposit): HILL, J.M., 1949, REPT ON THE SQUAW PEAK COPPER MINE, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZ.: UNPUB REPT.
Reference (Deposit): COOKSLEY, 1971, PRIVATE REPORT FOR PHILLIPS PETROLEUM.
Reference (Deposit): ROE, R.R., 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE SQUAW PEAK PORPHYRY COPPER-MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZ: MS THESIS, UNIV OF ARIZ, 102 P.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Deposit): KIRKEMO, H., AND OTHERS, 1965, INVESTIGATIONS OF MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS IN THE CONTEMINOUS UNITED STATES, 1942 - 60: U.S.G.S BULLETIN 1182 - E, P. 30 - 32.
Reference (Exploration): Ullmer, E., and Cavey, G., 2006, Technical Report on Squaw Peak Property in Yavapai County, Arizona, U.S.A. NI 43-101.
Reference (Deposit): SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.
Reference (Deposit): Noland, Paul D. P.Geo., 2011, UPDATED REPORT and RESOURCE ESTIMATE for the SQUAW PEAK PROPERTY, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA for REGAL RESOURCES, INC. April 25, 2011
URL: http://www.regalresinc.com/i/pdf/SP-ResourceEstimate-Apr11.pdf
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