The Cornucopia Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 34.48222, -112.41056
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Cornucopia Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cornucopia Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Groom Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. I. Gardner
Years: 1936 -
Owner Name: George French , O. W. Walker And W. G. Ghofawger
Years: 1937 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1902
Year Last Production: 1941
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 Precambrain Rocks Trends N10e To N20e
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Foliation And Crosscut It By 10-20 Degrees, Trending N20e To N-S
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): 1 PATENTED CLAIM
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHITCH CUTS PROTEROZOIC ROCKS.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT SUNK 50 FEET AND A 150 FOOT TUNNEL HAS BEEN RUN (1935)
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA.
Reference (Deposit): BLM DISTRICT SHEET #248.
Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP GQ 997.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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