The Copper Reef Mine is a copper and lead mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,799 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: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 33.05611, -110.41444
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Copper Reef Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Reef Mine
Secondary: Coronado Group
Secondary: North Star
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE AVERAGED 5.4 % CU.
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Barite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NUMEROUS SMALL OCCURRENCES OF BARITE WITH LESSER FLUORITE, COMMONLY ALONG BEDDING PLANES IN LIMESTONE.
Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY INCLUDES 125 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C. P., 1925 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ARAVAIPA AND STANLEY MINING DIOXIETS, GRAHAM COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 763 , P. 111 - 112 .
Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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