The Florentia Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.75, -112.11222
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Florentia Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Florentia Mine
Secondary: Florencia Mine-Florencia Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Verde District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Benites And D'Arcy
Years: 1949 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1943
Year Last Production: 1949
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: Massive Sulfide Lenses Elongate Parallel To Bedding In Metavolcanic Rocks
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization, Sericitization
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1820.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1820.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated 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
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1820.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Sericite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ORE MINED MAY HAVE COME FROM UNITE VERDE EXTENTION MINE. IF SO, THEN DIMENSIONAL DATA ARE SIMILAR TO THE U.V.X.
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS MASSIVE SULFIDE LESN IN METARHYOLITE OR NEAR CONTACT OF METARHYOLITE AND GABBRO
Comment (Deposit): ORE PROBABLY TAKEN FROM U.V.X. WORKINGS. SEE U.V.X. FOR DETAILED DATA. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): THE FLORENTIA IS A SURFACE CLAIM THROUGH WHICH MATERIAL FROM THE UNITED VERDE EXT WAS REMOVED. THE FLORENTIA CLAIM IS THE SOUTHEASTERN MOST OF THE UNITED VERDE EXTENSION GROUP OF 4 CLAIMS. THE ORE REMOVED MAY HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT THE AUBREY OR EDITH SHAFT, OR OUT THE COLUMBIA SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM FEDERAL MINE MAP REPOSITORY, REEL 4046-178
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA (CLAIM MAPS)
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