The Cleopatra Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,000 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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.74417, -112.11667
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Cleopatra Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cleopatra Mine
Secondary: Cleopatra Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Verde District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Cleopatra And Hull Copper Co./Phelps Dodge Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1958
Year Last Production: 1959
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 In Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N10w To N40w
Type: L
Description: Massiv E Sulfide Lenses Elongate Parallel To Bedding In Metavolcanic Rocks
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization, Sericitization
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1820.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1820.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 1820.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Sericite
Comments
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN METARHYOLITE
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN BOTTOM OF HULL CANYON
Comment (Workings): PRINCIPAL ADIT, DILLON TUNNEL, CONNECTS TO THE NORTH WITH THE UNITED VERDE 500 LEVEL
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT FILE DATA (CLIPPINGS FILE)
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP308 P.154
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P.95
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