The Copper Canyon Mines is a copper and molybdenum mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,301 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: 4,301 Feet (1,311 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 34.83889, -113.79444
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Copper Canyon Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Canyon Mines
Secondary: Copper Wonder 3-5
Secondary: Great Canyon
Secondary: Copper Canyon
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Diamond Joe 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
Owner Name: J. H. Smith
Home Office: 14 N. Central Ave, Phoenix, Az.
Years: 1962 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Type: L
Description: Quartz Veins Broken As Movement Along Veins Continued With Additio Nal Molybdenite, Pyrite, And Chalcopyrite Deposited
Alterations
Not available
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: Pyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Powellite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M030376 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENU M FILE; CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN RES, 1962, PHOENIX
Reference (Deposit): BERGER, 1938, MIN JOUR, V. 22, NO. 6, P. 4,5,32
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