Kay

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

Name: Kay  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

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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