The Howard Copper Mine is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,621 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
Elevation: 2,621 Feet (799 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 34.21111, -112.19167
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Howard Copper Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Howard Copper Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Kay District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Henry Cordes, Cordes, Arizona
Years: 1966 -
Owner Name: Dexter Broyles
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: LENSE
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation And Trans Posed Bedding Trend N-S
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization And Iron Staining Of Rhyolite
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE ZONE ON 200 AND 400 LEVELS = 9.5 % CU, 1 OZ AG, MINOR AU
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Ankerite
Comments
Comment (Development): MUCH ACTIVITY AND WORK DONE IN 1910-1920. NO PRODUCTION RECORDED
Comment (Deposit): HOWARD COPPER DEPOSIT IS MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS WHICH IS ONLY PARTIALLY EXPLORED. MINERALIZED AORIZON EXTENDS DEEPER THAN 558 FT AND AT LEAST 600 FT ALONG STRIKE
Comment (Geology): MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN PRECAMBRIAN METARHYOLITE
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON BLACK CANYON - TURKEY CREEK - BELOW HOWARD SILVER MINE
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 782, P. 154-155
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MINERAL RESOURCES FILE
Reference (Deposit): USBM I.C. 6905, P. 31
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