The Smokey's-Copper Basin Claims is a molybdenum and copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona.
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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
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Smokey's-Copper Basin Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Smokey's-Copper Basin Claims
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Lane Mountain District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Proterozoic Rock Is Massive And Unfoliated
Type: L
Description: Dikes Of Rhyolite Trend N15e To N35e
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propylitic, Sericitic
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): LANE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT CONTAINS SMALL PORPHYRY-RELATED DEPOSITS SPATIALLY ASSOCIATED WITH RHYOLITE DIKE SWARMS.
References
Reference (Deposit): KING, R.U., (UNPUB. DATA)
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