Indian Springs Mine

The Indian Springs Mine is a copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,598 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: Indian Springs Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 33.17139, -110.97250

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Indian Springs Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Indian Springs Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Mineral Creek District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Vanncurer And Porter , P. A. Schilling
Years: 1929 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1928
Year Last Production: 1929
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: L
Description: Ne Trending Fault Through Mine Area, Connects To N Trending Broken Hill Fault System


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Geology): HOST ROCK UNKNOWN, BUT MINERALIZATION IS RELATED TO CRET-PALEO INTRUSIONS IN AREA, SUCH AS AT RAY MINE 1 MILE W.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP GQ 1021,1971.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION DATA FILE

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., 1919, U.S.G.S., P.P. 115, P. 102


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