The Emerald Isle is a copper mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,701 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: 3,701 Feet (1,128 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 35.3636, -114.19140
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Emerald Isle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Emerald Isle
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: El Paso Mining And Milling
Info Year: 1973
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1990
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: M
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 (Deposit): THE MINE SUSPENDED OPERATIONS 9-93 AND REMAINED ON CARE AND MAINTENANCE IN 1995.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): MINE IS ON CARE AND MAINTENANCE, 1995.
References
Reference (Deposit): THOMAS,B.,ECON.GEOLOGY,VOL.44,NO8,P700-703
Reference (Deposit): MALACH,R.,MOHAVE CO.MINES,1977,P55
Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M. RI 8236, 1977.
Reference (Deposit): NORTHERN MINER, 1/14/91, P.6.
Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 12/16/91, P.2,16.
Reference (Deposit): CHRYSOCOLLA
Reference (Deposit): ARIMETCO INTERNATIONAL INC., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P.7.
Reference (Deposit): SW PAY DIRT, 9-94, P.17A.
Reference (Deposit): PAY DIRT, 9-89, P.17B.
Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, 8-6-90, P.13.
Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, 1-14-91, P.6.
Reference (Deposit): THE NORTHERN MINER, 10-11-93, P.14.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, 7/95, P.3A.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): ARIMETCO INTERNATIONAL INC. 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P.10.
Reference (Deposit): ADMR MOHAVE CARD FILE
Reference (Deposit): MOHAVE CUSTOM MILL PROJ. CARD FILE
Reference (Deposit): DINGS,M.,USGS 978-E,P149-153
Reference (Deposit): WEEDS,M.,MINES HANDBK.,VOL.XIII,P367
Reference (Deposit): MCCUTCHAN,V.,AZ.STATE MINE INSP.RPT,1973,P13
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