The Copper Canyon Mine is a copper mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,799 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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 36.23583, -112.37417
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Copper Canyon Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Canyon Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Coconino
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Grand Canyon Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PINCH & SWELL VEINS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): NOBLE, L. F., 1914 , SHINUMO QUADRANGLE: USGS BULL. 549 , P. 93 - 96
Reference (Production): REF. #1
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