Casey Copper Prospect

The Casey Copper Prospect is a copper mine located in Cochise county, Arizona.

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: Casey Copper Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 32.22083, -109.64444

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Casey Copper Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Casey Copper Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Dos Cabezas District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SURFACE WORKINGS

Comment (Deposit): SMALL REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS IN PALEOZOIC LIMESTONE IN FAULT BLOCK WITHIN CRETACEOUS OR TERTIARY VOLCANIC ROCKS.


References

Reference (Deposit): DREWES, HARALD, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED DATA, 1977-1980


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