Cliff Mine

The Cliff Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,000 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: Cliff Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 34.7125, -112.08444

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Cliff Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cliff Mine
Secondary: Clifff Cliam
Secondary: Cliff Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Verde District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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: Foliation In Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N10w To N40w

Type: L
Description: Massive Sulfide Lenses Elongate Parallel To Bedding In Metavolcanic Rocks


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization, Sericitization


Rocks

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 1820.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 1820.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 1820.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1820.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 1820.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Development): MINE IS ON THE CLIFF CLAIM, PART OF THE ORIGINAL GREEN MONSTER PROPERTY; SHAFT EXISTED PRIOR TO 1916

Comment (Workings): 4 ADITS, 1400 , 800 , 90 , 90 FEET.

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN METARHYOLITE OR NEAR CONTACT OF METARHYOLITE AND METABASALT OR CONTACT OF METARHYOLITE AND METASEDIMENTARY UNITS


References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, C.A. AND CREASEY, S.C., 1958 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROME AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 308 , P. 153

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, 1926, USGS BULL 782, P. 94

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES (GREEN MONSTER FILE)

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA


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