The Rattler Mine is a copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,750 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: 3,750 Feet (1,143 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.14194, -110.88528
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Rattler Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rattler Mine
Secondary: Troy
Secondary: Troy-Manhattan
Secondary: Troy-Arizona
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Dripping Springs District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Owner Name: Inspiration Copper Co.
Years: 1965 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1903
Year Last Production: 1945
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/IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Strata Strike Ew, Dips.
Type: L
Description: Workings Adjacent To Ene Trending Fault, Rhyodacite Porphyry Dike Trends Ew
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED UNDER TROY IN AGBMT-USBM FILE DATA
Comment (Location): 1/4 MILE W OF PINAL-GILA COUNTY LINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Development): 13 UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN 1956. ENTIRE GROUP INTO GILA CTY, INCLUDES 54 CLAIMS. OPERATORS INCLUDED UNIVERSAL COPPER CORP., TROY COPPER COMPANY, TROY MANHATTAN COMPANY
Comment (Workings): 3 TUNNELS, AT LEAST ONE ADIT 160 FT DEEP IN 1944
Comment (Geology): PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH GRANODIORITE INTRUSION, OR AT LEAST INTRUSION CAUSED CHANNELS FOR LATER MINERALIZATION
References
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L. USGS GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE U.S., RAY FOLIO, 1923 MAP AND P22.
Reference (Deposit): ADMR TROY AND RATTLER MINE FILES
Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ 1021, 1971
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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