The Copper Crown Mine is a copper and lead mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,281 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,281 Feet (1,305 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 34.33167, -112.60139
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Copper Crown Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Crown Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Walnut Grove District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Solomon, John
Years: 1959 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
Year Last Production: 1955
Discovery Year: 1915
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Proterozoic Rocks Trends N40e To N50e
Type: L
Description: Veins Prallel Foliation Or Cross-Cut It At A Slight Angle
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): 7 CLAIMS LONG; 3 TO 7 CLAIMS WIDE; LONG DIRECTION OF PROPERTY IS ORIENTED N50E
Comment (Location): UTM LOCATION MEASURED TO CENTER OF GROUP OF TWO SHAFTS AND TWO ADITS BESIDE AN INTERMITTENT STREAM ON THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN TOWNSHIP 11N AND 12N
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS AT CONTACT OF GRANODIORITE AND SCHIST AND IS "COPPER PORPHYRY" TYPE
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 3 SHAFTS (40FT, 30FT, 160 FT), 1 RAISE (70 FT), AND 5 TUNNELS (300 FT, 250 FT, 80 FT, 50 FT, 100 FT)
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1910-1920'S
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTERZOIC SCHIST AND GRANODIORITE
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA
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