The Lone Pine Mine is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 34.46583, -112.24917
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Lone Pine Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lone Pine Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Big Bug District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Fred Gibbs, Prescott, Arizona
Years: 1970 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1907
Year Last Production: 1956
Discovery Year: 1895
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 10 E
Type: L
Description: Foliation Trends N 5 E
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Tuff
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
Analytical Data: GIBBS ESTIMATED TOTAL PRODUCTION AT 2763 TONS ORE AUERAGING 5.35% CU, 0.24 OZ/TON AU, 3.16 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MASSIVE ORE MAXIMUM THICKNESS = 20 FEET; DISSEMINATED ORE MAXIMUM THICKNESS = 100 FEET
Comment (Geology): MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN METARHYOLITE
Comment (Location): NORTH SHAFT IS ON MAYER QUADRANGLE; SOUTH SHAFT IS ON POLAND JUNCTION QUADRANGLE. UTM COORDINATES FOR NORTH SHAFT
Comment (Development): 3 PATENTED CLAIMS = CORPORAL, LONE PINE, ADMIRAL
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1336, P. 73
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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