Copper Hill Prospect.

The Copper Hill Prospect. is a mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,000 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: Copper Hill Prospect.  

State:  Arizona

County:  Graham

Elevation: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 32.76056, -110.43889

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Copper Hill Prospect. MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper Hill Prospect.
Secondary: Cu


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Graham
District: Aravaipa District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Leo L. Cook


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: STRINGERS


Structure

Type: R
Description: Tertiary Block Faulting Trending Nnw ; Reg.Trends: Minor Pre-Cretaceous E & Ne Trending Folds & Major Post-Cretaceous Nnw Trending Faults.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Tenorite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): PROBABLY NO PRODUCTION.

Comment (Deposit): FRACTURE ZONE 4 TO 5 FT. WIDE CONTAINS SPARSE STRINGERS OF SUPERGENE COPPER MINERALS. A SECOND FRACTURE ZONE STRIKES N 50 W IS 2 TO 3 FT. WIDE.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: COUNTRY ROCK IS GENTLY DIPPING PURPLE FINE-GRAINED VESICULAR OLIVINE ANDESITE. CUT BY FRACTURES

Comment (Commodity): COPPER MINERALS OCCUR AS FILMS AND AS SMALL PODS.

Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND OPENCUT, ADIT AND STOPE.


References

Reference (Production): SIMONS, F. S. 1964.

Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP SIMONS, F.S., PROF. PAPER 461

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 461


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