The Burlington-Iowa Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,219 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: 4,219 Feet (1,286 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.37583, -112.19722
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Burlington-Iowa Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Burlington-Iowa Mine
Secondary: Burlington
Secondary: Iowa Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Agua Fria District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Roese, Airheart, And Wilson
Years: 1944 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1920
Year Last Production: 1943
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
Form: LENS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Bedding Trends N 20 W
Type: L
Description: Foliation Trends N 10 W But Is Not Well Developed
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Chloritization
Rocks
Name: Dacite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): IOWA GROUP APPEARS TO BE SOUTHERN PART OF WORKINGS; BURLINGTON APPEARS TO BE NORTHERN PART OF WORKINGS. UTM COORDINATES FOR IOWA GROUP SHAFT
Comment (Geology): MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN METARHYOLITE
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1336, PLATE 2
Reference (Deposit): MILS LOCATION DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
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