Copper Dome Mine

The Copper Dome Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona.

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: Copper Dome Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 34.39056, -112.19444

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Copper Dome Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper Dome Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Agua Fria District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Western Metals Co.
Years: 1969 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1968
Year Last Production: 1969
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR POCAHONTAS MINE; MAY POSSIBLY BE PART OF POCAHONTAS OR LOCATED 0.25 MILES TO NORTH UTM COORDINATES FOR CENTER OF WESTERN HALF OF SECTION 30

Comment (Geology): GEOLOGY MAY BE SIMILAR TO POCAHONTAS MINE


References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA


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