Wooley Mine

The Wooley Mine is a copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,861 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: Wooley Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Uranium

Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Wooley District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Wall, Leo
Years: 1958 -

Owner Name: Spargo, Tom
Years: 1956 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1956
Discovery Year: 1895
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

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Dikes And Fault Fissures Trend Both E-W And Nw In Area

Type: L
Description: E-W Trending Fissure Zone Through Mine: Main Zone N83e

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic

Rocks

Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SELECTED SAMPLES FROM ADIT CONTAINED 0.017%

Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): LOW GRADE ORE IN VUGS AND PORES OF A STOCKWORK OF QUARTZ VEINLETS ; 3 VEINS 1/8-3 IN. WIDE ARE RADIOACTIVE

Comment (Workings): SHAFT OF 500 FT; TUNNEL OF 300 FT; SEVERAL SMALLER SHAFTS OF 10 FT TO 100 FT.

Comment (Geology): 3 RADIOACTIVE VEINS IN GRANITE

Comment (Deposit): RECORD # M000339 BY W. GERE HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS ONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): UTM LOCATION BASED ON LOCATION OF ADIT ON WOOLEY CLAIM ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Development): CLAIMS ARE WOOLEY CLAIM, AND WOOLEY NO. 1 THROUGH NO. 11 PAST OWNERS INCLUDED WOOLEY MINING COMPANY, AND ABC COMPANY.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1890'S

References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ 1206, 1975.

Reference (Deposit): GRANGER & RAUP, 1962, USGS BULL 1147-A

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