Porphyry Mine

The Porphyry Mine is a gold and copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,801 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: Porphyry Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Copper

Lat, Long: 34.44083, -112.39806

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Porphyry Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Porphyry Mine
Secondary: Grubb Claim
Secondary: Porphyry Claims


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Walker District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Rice, A. E.
Years: 1939 -

Owner Name: Dahlin, A. G.
Years: 1948 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1934
Year Last Production: 1948
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: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Country Rocks Trends N10e To N45e

Type: L
Description: Veins Sometimes Parallel To Regional Foliation


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Development): GROUP CONSISTS OF 9 UNPATENTED CLAIMS LOCATED ALONG AND BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH OF KNAPP GULCH, SOUTH OF THE SHELDON MINE

Comment (Deposit): 3 VEINS OUTCROP ACROSS 700 FT WIDE CLAIM AREA

Comment (Workings): 300 FT TUNNEL. MOST WORKINGS POSSIBLY ON SURFACE OR QUITE SHALLOW

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN IN PRECAMBRIAN GOVERNMENT CANYON GRANODIORITE AND CRET-PALEO WALKER GRANODIORITE. CRET-TERT RHYOLITE DIKES MAY APPEAR LOCALLY NEAR THE DEPOSIT


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT FILE DATA (CLIPPINGS)

Reference (Deposit): U.S.G.S. GQ MAP 997


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