The Old Ripsey Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,399 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: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 33.00333, -110.97417
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Old Ripsey Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Ripsey Mine
Secondary: Ripsey Mine
Secondary: Ripsey Canyon Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Ripsey 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: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1941
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Irregular To Ew Trending Outcrop Of Granodiorite S Of Mine Complexly Faulted Precambrian Sediments 1/4 To 1/2 Mile E Of Mine
Type: L
Description: Ns Trending Diabase Outcrop, Surrounded By Ruin Granite
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): IN RIPSEY WASH APPROXIMATELY 4 1/2 MILES SW OF KEARNY. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED: MARTIN FISHBACK 1944 (CU AND AG); RIPSEY CANYON MN. WAS ACTIVE IN EARLY 1900'S OR LATE 1890'S IDLE IN 1911, AND IDLE AFTER 1941.
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH LCRET-TERT INTRUSIVE PERIOD
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE GQ-1188, 1975
Reference (Deposit): USBM-FILE DATA CLUSTER #660
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ADMR RIPSEY CANYON MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): FL RANSOME 1923 USGS GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES, RAY FOLIO P. 23
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