Great Republic Mine

The Great Republic Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,219 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Great Republic Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Kay District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Sam A. Parker

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1929
Year Last Production: 1929
Discovery Year: 1925
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: Foliation Trends Due North

Type: L
Description: Foliation And Trans Posed Bedding Trend Due North

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization And Chloritization

Rocks

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

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

Name: Rhyolite
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: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S

Comment (Location): 3 SHAFTS IN AREA. GREAT REPUBLIC LOCATION CORRECT TO WITHIN 1000 FEET

Comment (Geology): MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN PRECAMBRIAN METAVOLCANIC ROCKS

References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT - USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 782, P. 154

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