Rare Metals Mine

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

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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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