The Lorraine Mine is a copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,459 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: 4,459 Feet (1,359 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.32139, -110.97444
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Lorraine Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lorraine Mine
Secondary: Fuhrmann Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Summit District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Olson, Oscar M.
Years: 1961 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1920
Year Last Production: 1962
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: Foliation Strikes Ne, Dips Steeply Se. Schultze Granite Outcrops 1/4 Mile N Of Mine
Type: L
Description: Admr Reports Diorite Dike At Mine, Unmapped By Peterson (Bull 1141-H, 1963)
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: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED BEN FUHRMANN, 1920-1924, PINAL COPPER CO., ELTON CLARK, LORRAINE COPPER CO. JOSEPH MURCHESE, AND JOSEPH KINGSLEY, 1944.
Comment (Deposit): 3 FT WIDTH OF HEAVY COPPER CARBONATE MINERALIZATION
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL DRIVEN 350 FT BY 1930
References
Reference (Deposit): ADMR LORRAINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1141-H, 1963
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