Copper Kid Nos. 1, 2, and 3 and Copper Kid Amended Claims

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

Name: Copper Kid Nos. 1, 2, and 3 and Copper Kid Amended Claims  

State:  Arizona

County:  Maricopa

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 33.88278, -111.93111

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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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