De Soto Mine

The De Soto Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,000 feet.

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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: De Soto Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 34.28639, -112.28972

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De Soto Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: De Soto Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Arsenic


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Mayer 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.
Administrative Organization: Prescott National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Sherwood B. Owens, Et Al.
Years: 1972 -

Owner Name: Pronto Exploration Ltd.
Home Office: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Years: 1986 -


Production

Year: 1922
Time Period: - 1922
Description: Cp_Grade: ^3.75 % Cu, 1 Oz. Ag/Ton, 0.02 Oz Au/Ton.


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1890
Year Last Production: 1972
Discovery Year: 1890
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: LENSES


Structure

Type: R
Description: Foliation And Transposed Bedding In Metavolcanics Trends N20e To N30e

Type: L
Description: Massive Sulfide Lenses Parallel Foliation


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization, Sericitization


Rocks

Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1961 SAMPLE: 28.3% FE, 0.9% MN, 0.2% TIO2.


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Actinolite
Unknown: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS A NUMBER OF SLIGHTLY OVERLAPPING SULFIDE LENSES AT OR NEAR A RHYOLITE-ANDESITE CONTACT AND WITHIN SCHIST.

Comment (Development): 18 CLAIMS COVERING 364 ACRES. KYPRUS MINING CO. WAS OPERATOR IN 1972. 1984-86: SURFACE DRILLING PROJECT.

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHAFTS AND TUNNELS INTERCONNECT UNDERGROUND; MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IS AT 600 FT LEVEL


References

Reference (Deposit): DEWITT, 1976, UNPUB. MS THESIS, UNIV OF ARIZONA.

Reference (Deposit): BLACET, 1968, UNPUB. PHD THESIS, STANFORD.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): HARRER, 1964, USBM IC 8236.

Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 782 , PG. 163 ; A.B.M. BULLETIN 140 , P. 102

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES.

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, 1926, USGS BULL 782, P. 162.

Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.J. AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936, ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140, P. 102.

Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP GQ-997.


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