Rainbow Mine

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

Name: Rainbow Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 34.27944, -112.23861

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Satelite image of the Rainbow Mine

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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