Copper Giant Prospect

The Copper Giant Prospect is a copper mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,059 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

Name: Copper Giant Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 5,059 Feet (1,542 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 35.34083, -113.61833

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Copper Giant Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper Giant Prospect
Secondary: Copper King


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Quartz
Tertiary: Beryllium


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Cottonwood 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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 2-3% CU, 0.10-0.13 OZ. AU/TON, 0.45-0.60 OZ. AG/TON


Materials

Ore: Bornite
Ore: Beryl
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): MINING WORLD, AUGUST 1961 , P. 49

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): MINING WORLD, AUG. 1961 , P. 49

Reference (Deposit): ASDMR FILES


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