Huron Mine

The Huron Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,678 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: 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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