Smith Mine

The Smith Mine is a copper mine located in Yuma county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,099 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: Smith Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yuma

Elevation: 1,099 Feet (335 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 32.48111, -114.00250

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Smith Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Smith Mine
Secondary: Last Chance & Copper Coin


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yuma
District: Frisco District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: 1939
Time Period: 1920-1939
Description: Cp_Grade: ^7% Cu, 0.4 Oz Au/Ton, 0.1 Oz Ag/Ton


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: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LINEAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Here, The Granite Is Extensively Jointed And Contains A Few Small Pegmatite Dikes


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Gold
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Jarosite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE LUKE AIR FORCE RANGE

Comment (Production): A FEW TONS OF ORE WERE SHIPPED

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SHORT DRIFTS AND SHALLOW WINZES


References

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D.; 1933; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 167

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 160

Reference (Deposit): WALLABY ENTERPRISES, TUCSON, AZ, MINING DISTRICT DATA BASE FILE

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT FILE DATA

Reference (Production): KEITH, S.B., 1978.


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