Mary Copper Mine

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

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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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