Scorpio Annex Copper

The Scorpio Annex Copper is a mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,501 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: Scorpio Annex Copper  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 31.91667, -111.07500

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Scorpio Annex Copper MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Scorpio Annex Copper


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Pima District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): COOPER J., USGS BULL. 1112 - C

Reference (Deposit): ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 31


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