The Half Moon is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,078 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: 4,078 Feet (1,243 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.4433, -112.19440
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Half Moon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Half Moon
Secondary: Payoff Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Manley And Durant
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1963
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: 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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SEC 18 NW QUARTER
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAYER QUAD,7.5 MIN.
Reference (Deposit): EVENSEN J M GEOLOGY OF THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE AGUA FRIA
Reference (Deposit): MINING DIST YAVAPAI CTY DISSERTATION U OF ARIZONA TUCSON
Reference (Deposit): 1969 P 83, 90
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA MINING JOURNAL SEPT 1917 P 9 AND 24; MAY 1920 P 54
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN W ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROME AND BRADSHAW MTN QUADS
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782 1926 P 148
Reference (Deposit): ADMR PAYOFF GROUP FILE
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