Cupel Mine

The Cupel Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,760 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

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Site Name

Primary: Cupel Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Wallapai 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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1891
Time Period: 1863 - 1891
Material type: AG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^3000 Oz Ag/Ton
Year: 1891
Time Period: 1863 - 1891
Material type: PB
Description: Cp_Grade: ^20 % Pb

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Prec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regionally

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Siderite
Ore: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH PORPHYRY INTRUSION, LCRET

References

Reference (Deposit): DINGS, M.G., THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, CERBAT MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 978-E

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 397

Reference (Deposit): BASTIN, E.S., ORIGIN OF CERTAIN RICH SILVER ORES NEAR CHLORIDE AND KINGMAN, ARIZONA, U.S.G.S. BULL. 750-B

Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.J., AND HEINEMAN, R.S., 1936 , ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES. BULL. 140 , P. 95

Reference (Production): U.S.G.S. BULL. 397 ., ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 140 , P. 95

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