The Black Copper Mine is a copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,799 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: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.4125, -110.89306
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Black Copper Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Copper Mine
Secondary: Warrior Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Miami-Inspiration 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1896
Year Last Production: 1919
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
Type: R
Description: On Westward Extension Of Black Warrior Fault Zone, Where It Intersects Nw-N Trending Pinto Fault
Type: L
Description: Pinto Fault Strikes N, Dips 35e, Dacite Is Hanging Wall On E Side, Schist Is Footwall, Throw Is About 400 Ft
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Comments
Comment (Development): ON BLACK COPPER CLAIM, PART OF WARRIOR COPPER CU CLAIM GROUP. INSPIRATION COPPER BOUGHT ALL HOLDINGS IN 1920. BLACK WARRIOR COPPER CO OPERATED UNTIL 1909, THEN WARRIOR COPPER CO.
Comment (Workings): 250 FT WITH THREE LEVELS, MAIN LEVEL IS THE SECOND, 80 FT DEEP NO COMMERCIAL ORE BELOW THE 80 FT LEVEL
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY TERTIARY SCHULTZE GRANITE INTRUSIVE PERIOD
Comment (Location): MAIN SHAFT LOCATED IN PP 342 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Commodity): ORE IS BLACK DUE TO MANGANESE OXIDES
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED UNDER WARRIOR MINE PAST 1904 IN ABGMT-USBM PRODUCTION DATA
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 12, 1903, P 156-157
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 342, 1962, P 135-136 AND PLATE 1
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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