The Copper Giant Mine is a copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,249 feet.
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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: 4,249 Feet (1,295 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 32.75889, -110.48556
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Copper Giant Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Giant Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Bunker Hill 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
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Form: BOOMERANG SHAPED
Structure
Type: R
Description: Block Faulting Trending Nnw. ; Reg.Trends: Minor Pre-Cretaceous E And Ne Trending Folds And Major Post-Cretaceous Nnw Trending Faults.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Wolframite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
Comment (Commodity): SIGNIFICANCE OF TUNGSTEN UNKNOWN. NO HYPOGENE MINERALS SEEN.
Comment (Deposit): PIPE IS BOOMERANG SHAPED, WITH EACH WING ABOUT 500 FT. LONG. PLATY STRUCTURE IN BRECCIA DIPS 10-20 SW.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PIPE IS LOCATED ON CONTACT BETWEEN GRANODIORITE AND HORNFELS DERIVED FROM GLORY HOLE VOLCANICS. ANGULAR TO ROUNDED BRECCIA FRAGMENTS. COPPER STAIN AND PYRITE ARE TERSTITIAL
Comment (Workings): 2 SHORT ADITS AND A WINZE.
References
Reference (Deposit): SIMONS, F.S. 1964, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 461.
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W. H., 1913, MINING AND ENG. WORLD, V. 38, P. 375-378.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP SIMONS, F.S. PROF. PAPER 461
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): SIMONS, F.S. 1964.
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