Alamo Prospect

The Alamo Prospect is a copper mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,300 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: Alamo Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  La Paz

Elevation: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 33.43417, -113.90417

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Alamo Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alamo Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Alamo Springs 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

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Granite And Basic Dike Rock Is Highly Altered And Numerous Slip Planes Are Exposed


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla


Comments

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS ARE ALL SHALLOW HOLES OR SHORT DRIFTS

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE KOFA GAME RANGE


References

Reference (Deposit): JONES, E.L. JR.; 1915; A RECONNAISSANCE IN THE KOFA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 620, P. 163

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D.; 1933; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 120


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