The Copper Point Prospect is a copper and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.89389, -110.61556
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Copper Point Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Point Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Empire District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Specularite
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD.
Comment (Commodity): ORE AVERAGES 20 PCT. CU, 20 OZ. AG AND $3 GOLD PER TON.
References
Reference (Production): SCHRADER, 1915
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1915, U.S.G.S. BULL. 582
Reference (Deposit): FINNELL, 1971, U.S.G.S. MAP OPEN FILE.
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