The Porphyry Mine is a gold and copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 34.44083, -112.39806
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Porphyry Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Porphyry Mine
Secondary: Grubb Claim
Secondary: Porphyry Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Walker District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Rice, A. E.
Years: 1939 -
Owner Name: Dahlin, A. G.
Years: 1948 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1934
Year Last Production: 1948
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Country Rocks Trends N10e To N45e
Type: L
Description: Veins Sometimes Parallel To Regional Foliation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): GROUP CONSISTS OF 9 UNPATENTED CLAIMS LOCATED ALONG AND BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH OF KNAPP GULCH, SOUTH OF THE SHELDON MINE
Comment (Deposit): 3 VEINS OUTCROP ACROSS 700 FT WIDE CLAIM AREA
Comment (Workings): 300 FT TUNNEL. MOST WORKINGS POSSIBLY ON SURFACE OR QUITE SHALLOW
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN IN PRECAMBRIAN GOVERNMENT CANYON GRANODIORITE AND CRET-PALEO WALKER GRANODIORITE. CRET-TERT RHYOLITE DIKES MAY APPEAR LOCALLY NEAR THE DEPOSIT
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT FILE DATA (CLIPPINGS)
Reference (Deposit): U.S.G.S. GQ MAP 997
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