The Halfmoon Prospect is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,249 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: 4,249 Feet (1,295 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.43361, -112.19889
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Halfmoon Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Halfmoon Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Agua Fria District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BUNCHES
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation And Transposed Bedding In Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N-S To N15w
Type: L
Description: Massive Sulfide Lenses Parallel Stratigraphic Units
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization, Sericitization
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Specularite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Actinolite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN PROTEROZOIC METAVOLCANIC ROKCS. MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS LOCALIZED IN OR NEAR RHYOLITE AND RHYOLITE-ANDESITE CONTACTS
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 148
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