Lone Pine Mine

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

Name: Lone Pine Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

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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