Copper Canyon Mine

The Copper Canyon Mine is a copper mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,799 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: Copper Canyon Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Coconino

Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 36.23583, -112.37417

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Copper Canyon Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper Canyon Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Arizona
County: Coconino


Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Grand Canyon Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: PINCH & SWELL VEINS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): NOBLE, L. F., 1914 , SHINUMO QUADRANGLE: USGS BULL. 549 , P. 93 - 96

Reference (Production): REF. #1


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