The Rare Metals Mine is a copper and molybdenum mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,201 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
Elevation: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 33.09167, -111.03361
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Rare Metals Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rare Metals Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Riverside District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: 40 Ft Wide Shear Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Quartz And Sericite
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRANITE SAID BY OWNER TO CARRY 2.5% CU AND 2.5% MO
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Ferrimolybdite
Gangue: Limestone
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979
Comment (Workings): 8 SHAFTS AND DIAMOND DRILL HOLES
Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M000334 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS. THIS RECORD ALSO CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D000339 OF ROBERT U. KING WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): CORNWALL & KRIEGER, 1975, USGS MAP GQ-1206
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Deposit): KUCK, 1978, PH.D. THESIS, UNIV OF AZ
Reference (Deposit): ADMR, 1962, MOLYBDENUM RESOURCES OF AZ
Reference (Deposit): KING, 1969, ABM BULL 180
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