The Sam Jones Prospect. is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,951 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: 4,951 Feet (1,509 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 32.95222, -110.31889
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Sam Jones Prospect. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sam Jones Prospect.
Secondary: Royal Tinto Mining and Smelting Co Group.
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
District: Aravaipa District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Stanley
Production
Year: 1902
Material type: ORE CU
Description: Ap_Grade: ^29.7 % Cu
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1945
Discovery Year: 1902
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Block Faulting Trending Nnw. ; Reg.Trends: Minor Pre-Cretaceous E And Ne Trending Folds And Major Post-Cretaceous Nnw Trending Faults.
Type: L
Description: Faults.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Iron
Comments
Comment (Production): 1902 15 TONS OF 29.7 PCT. CU AND SEVERAL DOLLARS OF AG AND AU WERE PRODUCED FROM COPPER BAR AND SAM JONES PROSPECTS.
Comment (Workings): 1 ADIT
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LIMESTONE SHOWS TRACES OF MINERALIZATION NEAR FAULT WHICH BRINGS SILICIC DIKE ROCK IN CONTACT WITH LIMESTONE.
Comment (Deposit): PROBABLY VERY LITTLE IF ANY PRODUCTION CAME FROM THIS PROSPECT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Production): SIMONS 1964.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 461
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 763
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): 1925 GEOLMAP ROSS, C.P. BULL. 763
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP SIMONS, F.S. PROF. PAPER 461.
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