The Smith Mine is a copper mine located in Yuma county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,099 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
Elevation: 1,099 Feet (335 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 32.48111, -114.00250
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Smith Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Smith Mine
Secondary: Last Chance & Copper Coin
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yuma
District: Frisco District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1939
Time Period: 1920-1939
Description: Cp_Grade: ^7% Cu, 0.4 Oz Au/Ton, 0.1 Oz Ag/Ton
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: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Here, The Granite Is Extensively Jointed And Contains A Few Small Pegmatite Dikes
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Gold
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Jarosite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE LUKE AIR FORCE RANGE
Comment (Production): A FEW TONS OF ORE WERE SHIPPED
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SHORT DRIFTS AND SHALLOW WINZES
References
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D.; 1933; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 167
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 160
Reference (Deposit): WALLABY ENTERPRISES, TUCSON, AZ, MINING DISTRICT DATA BASE FILE
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Production): KEITH, S.B., 1978.
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