Mackin Group

The Mackin Group is a copper mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,759 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: Mackin Group  

State:  Arizona

County:  Coconino

Elevation: 7,759 Feet (2,365 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 36.69583, -112.25417

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Mackin Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mackin Group
Secondary: Apex Copper
Secondary: St. Anthony Copper


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Coconino
District: Warm Springs District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: U.S. Metals Corp. (Mineral Rights)


Production

Year: 1929
Material type: ORE CU
Description: Ap_Grade: ^8.0 % Cu
Year: 1944
Material type: ORE CU
Description: Ap_Grade: ^4.22 % Cu


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1942
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Grand Canyon Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: FLAT RIBBON-LIKE


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :01, 41

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED ST. ANTHONY COPPER CO., LINE ORE MINING CO., AND H.J. HOLT.

Comment (Workings): SURFACE TRENCHING

Comment (Deposit): MAKIN GROUP CONSISTS OF 12 PATENTED AND 11 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): TAINTER, S.L., 1947, APEX COPPER PROPERTY: USBM R. I. 4013.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MINERALS YEARBOOK 1902 - 1967.

Reference (Deposit): WILLIAM, F.E., 1968, TABULATION OF SELECTED DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): USBM R. I. 4013 , USGS MINERALS YEARBOOK


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