Cleopatra Mine

The Cleopatra Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,000 feet.

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Mine Info

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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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