The Fisher Prospect is a copper mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,701 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: 4,701 Feet (1,433 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 32.9386, -110.23190
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Fisher Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fisher Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
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
Owner Name: Detamore,W. H.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1964
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: 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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): IRREGULAR ZONES AND POCKETS OF CHRYSOCOLLA, MINOR CHALCOPYRITE. FIVE SHORT ADITS IN TERTIARY GRANITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C. P., 1925, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ARAVAIPA
Reference (Deposit): AND STANLEY MINING DISTRICTS, GRAHAM COUNTY, AZ, USGS BULL
Reference (Deposit): 763, P. 103-105
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FISHER PROSPECT FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADOT HIGHWAY MAP-GRAHAM CO 1949 P 2(ADMR FILES)
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, S. D., 1993, MINERAL APPRAISAL OF THE CORONADO
Reference (Deposit): NATIONAL FOREST, PART 10, SANTA TERESA MOUNTAINS UNIT,
Reference (Deposit): GRAHAM COUNTY, ARIZONA: USBM OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA ??-93,
Reference (Deposit): 53 P.
Reference (Deposit): USGS JACKSON MOUNTAIN QUAD
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