Lorraine Mine

The Lorraine Mine is a copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,459 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

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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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