The United States Mine is a silica and copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona.
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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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United States Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: United States Mine
Secondary: Supai Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Prescott National Forest
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
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): PANTANILLO IS THE NEAREST LOCALITY. MINES INCLUDE PURIMA, EL BANQUILLO, LA PERLA, AND MAITAMAC.
Comment (Workings): MINED GENERALLY IN THE ZONE OF WEATHERING.
Comment (Geology): VEINS OCCUR IN "SWARMS".
Comment (Deposit): SILICEOUS COPPER ORES.
References
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 4, 185 P
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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