California Claim

The California Claim is a copper mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,099 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: California Claim

State:  Arizona

County:  Coconino

Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 36.63611, -111.45083

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California Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: California Claim


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Coconino


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: 10 Miles East Of Echo Cliffs Monocline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: FROM 8 AND 10 CHANNLE SAMPLES, 0.14 OZ. AG AND 0.13 OZ. AG WERE COLLECTED RESPECTIVELY. THE TOTAL 18 SAMPLES WERE FOUND TO CONTAIN AN AVERAGE OF 0.82 % CU.


Materials

Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Bornite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): COPPER ORE RESERVES ARE BROKEN DOWN AS FOLLOWS: 14,000,000 TONS OF INFERRED ORE IN CONCEALED ORE BODIES, 1,645,000 TONS OF INDICATED ORE IN PROBABLE EXTENSIONS, AND 615,000 TONS OF INDICATED ORE BEING REASONABLY ASSURED. THIS TOTAL IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WHOLE WHITE MESA DISTRICT.

Comment (Commodity): MAJOR AND MINOR ORE MINERALS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WHOLE WHITE MESA DISTRICT.

Comment (Production): ITEM 8 : TOTAL TONNAGE PRODUCED UP TO 1955

Comment (Deposit): SPREADING OF FLOAT PRACTICALLY NIL

Comment (Workings): CALIFORNIA CLAIM WAS EXPLORED BY SURFACE TRENCHES AND PITS.

Comment (Geology): TOTAL AREA OF MINERALIZED BODY EQUALS 430,000 SQ. FT.

Comment (Deposit): THE INFORMATION FOUND UNDER RESERVES AND POTENTIAL RESOURCES; DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSIT; AND MAIN AND MINOR ORE MINERALS, ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WHOLE WHITE MESA MINING DISTRICT. CALIFORNIA CLAIM BEING JUST ONE OF THE CLAIMS THAT COMPRISE THIS DISTRICT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Production): MAYO, 1955

Reference (Reserve-Resource): MAYO 1955

Reference (Deposit): MAYO, E. B., 1955 , METALCIFEROUS MINERALS AND MINERAL FUELS; MINERAL RESOURCES, NAVAJO-HOPI INDIAN RESERVATIONS, ARIZONA - UTAH, VOLUME I, P. 19 - 32 .

Reference (Deposit): READ, C. B., 1943 , COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE MESA MINING DISTRICT, COCONINO CO., ARIZONA; USGS OPEN FILE REPORT.


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