The John Henry Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,049 feet.
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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
Elevation: 4,049 Feet (1,234 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.325, -112.13667
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John Henry Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: John Henry Mine
Secondary: John Henry 1
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Agua Fria District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Harold Winsloe
Years: 1942 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1942
Year Last Production: 1942
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: LENS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Bedding Trends N 10 E
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1730.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1730.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1730.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1730.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1730.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): MILS LOCATION DATA UNVERIFIED BY OTHER SOURCES. UTM COORDINATES FOR SHAFT IN SEC. 22
Comment (Deposit): NUMEROUS PITS, TRENCHES, AND ONE SHAFT
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT TYPE UNKNOWN. GEOLOGY AND METAL RATIOS SUGGEST MASSIVE SULFIDE
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1345, PLATE 1
Reference (Deposit): MILS LOCATION DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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