The Mary Copper Mine is a gold and copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,649 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
Elevation: 4,649 Feet (1,417 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 34.43333, -112.27000
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Mary Copper Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mary Copper Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Big Bug District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Terrell Family, Mayer, Arizona (1940'S)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1931
Year Last Production: 1937
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): APPROXIMATE LOCATION FROM MILS AND AZ DEPT OF MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA
Comment (Geology): UNKNOWN DEPOSIT TYPE - METAL RATIOS (ESPECIALLY HIGH GOLD) SUGGEST POSSIBLE TERTIARY AGE, BUT MAY BE PRECAMBRIAN MASSIVE SULFIDE. AT DEPOSIT SITE OUTCROP COVERED BY GRAVEL AND ALLUVIUM
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1336, GEOL MAPS.
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
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