Unnamed Copper and Lead Prospect

The Unnamed Copper and Lead Prospect is a copper, lead, and molybdenum mine located in Pinal 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: Unnamed Copper and Lead Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Lead, Molybdenum

Lat, Long: 32.72111, -111.08389

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Unnamed Copper and Lead Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Copper and Lead Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Owl Head District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Qtz-Ser


Rocks

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

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

Comment (Workings): 3 PROSPECTS

Comment (Deposit): HEAVY QUARTZ VEINING, HEAVY SULFIDE BOXWORK. THIS OUTCROP SUGGESTS ADDITIONAL WORK (DRILLING, GEOPHYSICS) WOULD BE WORTHWHILE. XRAY OF YELLOW FILM-LIKE MATERIAL GIVES XAOLINITE, MONTMORILLONITE, AND DUFTITE (JU PB ASO4OH) PEAKS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): BANKS, N.G., DOCKTOR, R.D., AND BRISKEY, J.A., 1976, MAPS OF MINES, MINERALIZATION, AND ALTERATION IN THE TORTOLITA MOUNTAINS QUAD, ARIZ., MAP A. (OPEN FILE)


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