The Huron Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,678 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: 4,678 Feet (1,426 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.47361, -112.25917
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Huron Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Huron Mine
Secondary: Old Huron Mine
Secondary: Huron-Victor-Swindler-Montezuma Prospects
Secondary: Huron-Montezuma
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Big Bug District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Huron Copper Co.
Years: 1923 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1923
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: Foliation Trends N 15 E
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization, Chloritization
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1740.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1740.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Andalusite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN METARHYOLITE
Comment (Deposit): PRODUCTION DATA UNSURE; MAY HAVE COME FROM MOUNTAIN CHIEF MINE 1 MILE SOUTHWEST IN SECTION 32 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): LOCATION FROM USGS BULL 782 AND AZ DEPT MIN. RESOURCES. HURON-MONTEZUMA SHAFT MARKS ONE DEPOSIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): WEBB, 1978, POLAND JUNCTION AREA MASSIVE SULFIDE OCCURRENCES, M.S. THESIS, U. OF AZ. 110 PGS.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
Reference (Deposit): USBM FED. MINE MAP REPOSITORY REEL 4046-150
Reference (Deposit): SITE VISIT BY CIMRI STAFF
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