The Durham Copper Claims is a silver and copper mine located in Santa Cruz 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
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Durham Copper Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Durham Copper Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Red Rock District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1941
Time Period: 1937-1941
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Hand Picked Ore, Averaging 24 % Cu, 70 Oz. Ag Per Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1937
Year Last Production: 1941
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
Form: NARROW
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Production): WORKED SPORADICALLY
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFT AND ADIT OPERATIONS
References
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1975
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1975, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 191, P. 8
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