The Yuma Mine is a copper mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,201 feet.
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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: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.8406, -113.74860
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Yuma Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yuma Mine
Secondary: Yuma Liberator
Secondary: T & A
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Ellsworth District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Dan Nelson, Frank Aubel, And Art Morin
Info Year: 1979
Production
Year: 1963
Time Period: 1942-1963
Description: 1942-1963. See Comments For Grades. 8600 St Ore
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1942
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Bornite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Siderite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Cuprite
Unknown: Chrysocolla
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Chalcocite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Production): ORE GRADES FOR PAST PRODUCTION ARE: 2.3% CU, 0.03 TR OZ/ST AU, AND 0.3 TR OZ/ST AG.
Comment (Geology): ALTERATION INCLUDES CHLORITIZATION AND EPIDOTIZATION.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH S B 1978 ARIZ BUR GEOL AND MIN TECH BULL 192 P 150.
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