The Minor Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,521 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: 4,521 Feet (1,378 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.41639, -112.19972
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Minor Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Minor Mine
Secondary: Miner Mine
Secondary: Mountain Copper Corporation
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Agua Fria District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Arizona Redlands Co.
Years: 1950 -
Owner Name: Arizona Redlands Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1903
Year Last Production: 1957
Discovery Year: 1897
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, IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Bedding Trends N 20 W
Type: L
Description: Foliation Trends N 10 W
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chlorite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1890'S
Comment (Location): 0.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STODDARD MINE
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS PROBABLY MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT, BUT ORIGIN AND TYPE UNCLEAR
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1336, PLATE 2
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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