Black Diamond Mine

The Black Diamond Mine is a copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,121 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

Name: Black Diamond Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

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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