Black Copper Mine

The Black Copper Mine is a copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,799 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: Black Copper Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Gila

Elevation: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 33.4125, -110.89306

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Black Copper Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Copper Mine
Secondary: Warrior Group


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Miami-Inspiration 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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1896
Year Last Production: 1919
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: On Westward Extension Of Black Warrior Fault Zone, Where It Intersects Nw-N Trending Pinto Fault

Type: L
Description: Pinto Fault Strikes N, Dips 35e, Dacite Is Hanging Wall On E Side, Schist Is Footwall, Throw Is About 400 Ft


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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

Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla


Comments

Comment (Development): ON BLACK COPPER CLAIM, PART OF WARRIOR COPPER CU CLAIM GROUP. INSPIRATION COPPER BOUGHT ALL HOLDINGS IN 1920. BLACK WARRIOR COPPER CO OPERATED UNTIL 1909, THEN WARRIOR COPPER CO.

Comment (Workings): 250 FT WITH THREE LEVELS, MAIN LEVEL IS THE SECOND, 80 FT DEEP NO COMMERCIAL ORE BELOW THE 80 FT LEVEL

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY TERTIARY SCHULTZE GRANITE INTRUSIVE PERIOD

Comment (Location): MAIN SHAFT LOCATED IN PP 342 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Commodity): ORE IS BLACK DUE TO MANGANESE OXIDES

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED UNDER WARRIOR MINE PAST 1904 IN ABGMT-USBM PRODUCTION DATA


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 12, 1903, P 156-157

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 342, 1962, P 135-136 AND PLATE 1

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA


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