Planet Mine

The Planet Mine is a iron and silica, ferrosilicon mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 801 feet.

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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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Site Name

Primary: Planet Mine
Secondary: New Planet
Secondary: Planet Copper Mine
Secondary: Planet Mine Group

Commodity

Primary: Iron
Primary: Silica, Ferrosilicon
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Limestone, General
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Planet District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Owner Name: Miami Copper Co. (Held Option On Planet Mine From The Owners); Arizona Ranch And Metals Co.
Years: 1967 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1863
Year Last Production: 1937
Discovery Year: 1863
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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, LENSING

Structure

Type: L
Description: The Foliated Structure Is Very Pronounced In Places And The General Dip Of The Lamination Plane Is 15 Deg And 30 Deg Se. Some Faulting Has Taken Place In These Rocks, But Not Nearly As Much As Would Be Supposed From A Cursory Examination Of The Relation Of The Overlying Sediments To The Older Gneiss

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hematite Replaces Limestone, Hydrothermal

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AT 175 FT A SAMPLE CONTAINED 5.56 % CU, AND 48 % FE. FROM 180 TO 185 FT. THE ORE BODY CONTAINED 3.4 % CU. AT 230 FT. THE ORE AVERAGED 4.77 CU., AND $1 IN AU/TON. FROM 237 TO 254 FT THE ORE ASSAYED AS 8 TO 9 % CU., AND 40 CENTS TO $3.30 OF AU/TON. AT 290 FT. THE ORE ASSAYS AS 5 TO 8 % CU.

Materials

Ore: Hematite
Ore: Limestone
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Specularite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 350-FT VERTICAL SHAFT AND SEVERAL INCLINED SHAFTS INCLUDING ONE WHICH CONNECTS WITH THE VERTICAL SHAFT AT 350 FT; THERE ARE ALSO DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS AND RAISES AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS.

Comment (Location): PHILLIPS GIVES LOCATION AS SECTION 6.

Comment (Production): DURING 1933-1934 LESSEES MINED MORE THAN A CARLOAD OF RICH GOLD ORE FROM A NEWLY DISCOVERED DEPOSIT ON THE PLANET COPPER MINING COMPANYS GROUND, ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF THE WILLIAMS RIVER.

Comment (Deposit): PAST PRODUCTION OF CARBONATES USED FOR SMELTER FLUX. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH LOW-ANGLE DETACHMENT FAULTING; OREBODIES ARE WITHIN AND IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE MICROBRECCIATED DETACHMENT SURFACE.

Comment (Development): PAST OPERATORS INCLUDE: CRAIG, KIMBALL LEASING CO., NORTHWEST LEASING AND DEVELOPMENT CO., NEW PLANET COPPER MINING CO., PLANET MINING CO., POLHAMUS, GREAT CENTRAL. WORKED SPORADICALLY FROM 1863 THROUGH 1937; PROPERTY INCLUDED 31 PATENTED CALIMS IN 1962.

References

Reference (Deposit): SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): A.B.M. BULLETIN 140, P. 104; A.B.M. BULLETIN 137, P. 128

Reference (Reserve-Resource): HARRER, 1964; SAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 451, P. 47.

Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 140, P. 104.

Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 137, P. 128.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT BULL 192, P. 173.

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): AZGS INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.

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