The Jerome Superior Prospect is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,199 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: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.77667, -112.10250
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Jerome Superior Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jerome Superior Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Verde District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N10w To N40w
Type: L
Description: Massive Sulfide Lenses Elongate Parallel To Bedding In Metavolcanic Rocks
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization, Sericitization
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Chlorite
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN METARHYOLITE OR NEAR CONTACT OF METARHYOLITE AND METASEDIMENTARY UNITS
Comment (Deposit): SHAFT IS COLLRED IN TERTIARY GRAVELS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, C.A. AND CREASEY, S.C., 1958 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROME AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 308 , P. 154
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