The Rainbow Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,599 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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.27944, -112.23861
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Rainbow Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rainbow Mine
Secondary: Rainbow Prospect
Secondary: Rainbow Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Black Canyon 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Schist Has Folilation That Varies Greatly In Trend
Type: L
Description: Veins Are Very Low Angle (Less Than 40 Deg) And Cross-Cut Foliation
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS LOW-ANGLE QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC SCHIST
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 154
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