Copper Squaw Mine

The Copper Squaw Mine is a copper and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,480 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: Copper Squaw Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation: 2,480 Feet (756 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Silver

Lat, Long: 32.16389, -112.10389

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Copper Squaw Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper Squaw Mine
Secondary: Andrade
Secondary: Cooley
Secondary: Luper


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1948
Year Last Production: 1953
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: SPOTTY


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault Zone Strikes N 50 E, 30 Nw Dip


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: STOCKPILE SAMPLE 0.12 % EU3O8 , 2 CHIP SAMPLES FROM ORE BODY 0.76 AND 1.40 % U3O8


Materials

Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Uranophane
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Uraninite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Hematite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN PIMA AND PINAL COUNTIES, ARIZONA, 1950 TO 1957 : US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION RME - 159 , 1970 , P. 37 .

Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 140

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 140 .

Reference (Deposit): GRANGER, H. C., AND RAUP, R. B., 1962 , RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 1147 - A, P. 29 .


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