Little Egypt Mine

The Little Egypt Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,400 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: Little Egypt Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 34.39806, -112.22000

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Little Egypt Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Egypt Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Agua Fria District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Little Egypt Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
Year Last Production: 1919
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 And Transposed Bedding Trend N 5 W

Type: L
Description: Folliation And Transposed Bedding Trend N 5 W


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization, Chloritization


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Sericite


Comments

Comment (Development): APPROXIMATELY 6 CLAIMS

Comment (Geology): MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN METARHYOLITE


References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1336, PLATE 2


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