The Red Cloud Mine is a copper and zinc mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,399 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Zinc
Lat, Long: 34.52222, -113.23139
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Red Cloud Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Cloud Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Old Dick District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Lawler Estate
Years: 1967 -
Owner Name: C. A. Walters, Goodwin Mining Co.
Years: 1951 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1947
Year Last Production: 1951
Discovery Year: 1900
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: Foliation In Precambrian Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N 20 E To N 30 E
Type: L
Description: Massive Sulfide Lenses Parallel Foliation And Bedding
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization, Pyritization
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 1770.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 1770.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 1770.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 1770.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS (100 FT DEEP) ON RED CLOUD AND RUDKINS CLAIMS
Comment (Development): 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ARE THE RED CLOUD, RUDKINS, AND QUEEN BEE. RATHER EXTENSIVE DRILLING PROJECTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED ON PROPERTY, BUT ONLY TO 150 FT DEPTHS
Comment (Deposit): SAME STRATIGRAPHIC HORIZON IS COPPER QUEEN MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT TO NORTH
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN PROTEROZOIC METAVOLCANIC ROCKS. DEPOSIT LOCALIZED AT OR NEAR CONTACT OF RHYOLITE AND ANDESITE.
Comment (Location): RED CLOUD CLAIM LOCATED AT END OF DIRT ROAD IN SEC 29
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA
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