The Gross Copper Prospects is a copper and molybdenum mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,101 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: 4,101 Feet (1,250 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 35.35611, -114.15278
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Gross Copper Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gross Copper Prospects
Secondary: Mineral Park Property
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Wallapai 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
Owner Name: Duval Corp. (Part Of Mineral Park Property-
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Prec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regionally
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Pyritized & Silicified Granite
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT REPRESENTS THE MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M004206 WITH RECORD M030382 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE; CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH PORPHYRY INTRUSION, LCRET
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 200 FT SHAFT & 2 DRIFTS EACH ABOUT 600 FT LONG.
References
Reference (Deposit): DINGS, 1951, USGS BULL 978E.
Reference (Deposit): EIDEL, 1966, ECON GEOL, V. 61, NO. 7, P. 1305-1306.
Reference (Deposit): EIDEL ET AL, 1968, AIME GRATON-SALES VOLUME, V. 2, P. 1258-1281.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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