The Black Diamond Mine is a copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,121 feet.
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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: 4,121 Feet (1,256 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.25583, -111.08944
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Black Diamond Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Diamond Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Pioneer 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: R. Yslas And J. S. Abril
Years: 1940 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1927
Year Last Production: 1940
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: In Quartz Diorite Body S Of Silver King Quartz Diorite Porphyry
Type: L
Description: Deyonian Martin Limestone And Precambrian Diabase Directly S. Of Mine
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION MEASURED TO ADIT ON BLACK DIAMOND CLAIM IN YELLOW JACKET WASH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Development): PREVIOUS OWNER/OPERATOR: BLACK DIAMOND MINING CO. (1927)
Comment (Deposit): PROBABLY DISSEMINATED VEINLETS LIKE SILVER KING MINE DEPOSIT
References
Reference (Deposit): SHORT, M.N., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SUPERIOR MINING AREA, ARIZONA, 1943, ABM BULLETIN 151, PLATE 1
Reference (Deposit): USGS MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-253, 1962
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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