The Black Mesa Mine is a mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,150 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: 3,150 Feet (960 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 34.5925, -113.21667
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Black Mesa Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Mesa Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Eureka 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
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: PIPE/ELIPTICAL
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N10e To N40e
Type: L
Description: Breccia Pipe Cuts Host Rock; Mineralization In Pipe
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY LOCALLY AS MUCH AS 4 % CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcanthite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS BRECCIA PIPE THAT CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAVOLCANIC UNITS
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, C.A., 1955 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BAGDAD AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 278 , P. 75
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