The Kay is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,982 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: 1,982 Feet (604 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 34.0603, -112.15970
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Kay MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kay
Secondary: Patented Claims 3512 and 3743
Secondary: Marietta,Patented
Secondary: Diorite,Patented
Secondary: Harriet,Patented
Secondary: Buckeye,Patented
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Kay 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
Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Exxon Minerals Co.
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: 4 Bar Mining Co.
Info Year: 1968
Owner Name: Del Harvey
Info Year: 1966
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE PYRITE IS AURIFEROUS.
Comment (Ownership): EXXON MINERALS HAD AN EXPLORATION LEASE IN 1981.
Comment (Geology): THE RHYOLITE AND ANDESITE HAVE BEEN METAMORPHOSED. ALTERATION INCLUDES CHLORITIZATION.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BLACK CANYON CITY QUAD
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DIST SHEET 32
Reference (Deposit): ADMR KAY COPPER MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN W ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROME AND BRADSHAW MTNS QUAD
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782 1926 P 155
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA MINING JOURNAL SEPT 1917 P 15
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO E2E2SW OF SEC.4 AND N2 OF SEC.9
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