The Aztec Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,361 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: 5,361 Feet (1,634 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.49361, -112.58306
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Aztec Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Aztec Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Copper Basin 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Geology): TERRACE GRAVELS CEMENTED BY COPPER CARBONATE AND OXIDE MINERALS
Comment (Deposit): NOTE - BECAUSE THIS DEPOSIT IS A TERTIARY GRAVEL CEMENTED BY COPPER CARBONATES, IT SHOULD NOT BE LISTED IN THE LARAMIDE-AGED COPPER BASIN DISTRICT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSTON, W.P., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF MINERALIZED BRECCIA PIPES IN THE COPPER BASIN, ARIZONA; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 56 , PP. 916 - 940
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