Burlington-Iowa Mine

The Burlington-Iowa Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,219 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Burlington-Iowa Mine
Secondary: Burlington
Secondary: Iowa Group

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Agua Fria District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Roese, Airheart, And Wilson
Years: 1944 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1920
Year Last Production: 1943
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: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENS

Structure

Type: R
Description: Bedding Trends N 20 W

Type: L
Description: Foliation Trends N 10 W But Is Not Well Developed

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Chloritization

Rocks

Name: Dacite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): IOWA GROUP APPEARS TO BE SOUTHERN PART OF WORKINGS; BURLINGTON APPEARS TO BE NORTHERN PART OF WORKINGS. UTM COORDINATES FOR IOWA GROUP SHAFT

Comment (Geology): MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN METARHYOLITE

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1336, PLATE 2

Reference (Deposit): MILS LOCATION DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE

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