Copperville Mine

The Copperville Mine is a silver mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,678 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

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Site Name

Primary: Copperville Mine
Secondary: Siamese Group

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead

Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Diamond Joe District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 14 OZ AG/TON, 9 % PB, 4 % CU (USGS BULL. 397 ).
Analytical Data: SAMPLE ASSAYS: 5.01 OZ. AG/TON, 0.01 OZ AU/TON, 2.6 % PB, 4.3 % ZN, 0.25 % CU (ASDMR FILES)

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1909 , MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND THE GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 397 , P. 141

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