The Copper Kid Nos. 1, 2, and 3 and Copper Kid Amended Claims is a lead, silver, and copper mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona.
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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Copper Kid Nos. 1, 2, and 3 and Copper Kid Amended Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Kid Nos. 1, 2, and 3 and Copper Kid Amended Claims
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
District: Cave Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mr And Mrs W. C. Kinnon
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Uraninite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR CAVE CREEK. INFO FROM LAND.ST :1964
Comment (Workings): SHAFT IS ABANDONED LEAD-SILVER PROSPECT.
Comment (Geology): SCHISTOSITY TRENDS NE; DIKES TREND N
Comment (Commodity): RADIOACTIVITY: BACKGROUND 20-30 CPS, MAX 500 CPS
References
Reference (Deposit): USAEC RME-157, 1970
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