Treadwell Mine

The Treadwell Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,001 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: Treadwell Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 34.42028, -112.42944

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Treadwell Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Treadwell Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Mount Union District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Allican Mining Co.
Years: 1950 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1943
Year Last Production: 1944
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: Foliation In Precambrian Rocks Trends N35e To N50e

Type: L
Description: Dikes And Veins Parallel Foliation


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None


Rocks

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Amphibolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAVOLCANIC AND METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS. RHYOLITE PORPHYRY DIKES OF PROBABLE LCRET-TERT AGE ASSOCIATED WITH VEINS

Comment (Location): TREADWELL CLAIM ADJOINS TEN SPOT ON SOUTH

Comment (Workings): TREADWELL VEIN CUT BY SENATOR TUNNEL AT 400 FT DEPTH


References

Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 120-121

Reference (Deposit): USGS GEOL MAP GQ 997

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT FILE DATA


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