The Friend Mine is a copper mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.03639, -110.38889
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Friend Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Friend Mine
Secondary: Copper Range Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
Year Last Production: 1917
Discovery Year: 1982
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR, IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Intersection Of Two Veins: N 20 W And N 20 E.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE CONTAINS UP TO 20 - 30 % CU
Materials
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcocite
Comments
Comment (Location): INDIAN CEDED LANDS
Comment (Development): THE PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE COPPER RANGE GROUP OF CLAIMS. MOST OF THE DEVELOPMENT WORK WAS DONE FROM 1870 TO 1907. ONLY ONE CARLOAD OF ORE (18 TONS) HAD BEEN SHIPPED OUT.
Comment (Workings): REPORTED TO BE ABOUT 2000 FT OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS, MAIN TUNNEL IS ABOUT 1400 FT LONG AND ABOVE IT ARE SOME SHORT TUNNELS AND SHAFTS.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY EIGHTIES
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 763, P. 110.
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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