The Black Metal Copper Mine is a gold and copper mine located in La Paz county, Arizona.
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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Black Metal Copper Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Metal Copper Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Cienega District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): ONLY KNOWN YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 1937 14 TONS OF ORE
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION ALONG LOW-ANGLE NORMAL FAULTS
Comment (Deposit): ORE IN QUARTZ IN FAULT FISSURE ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M. CARD FILE
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT FILE DATA;KEITH,S.B.
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