Copperopolis Mine

The Copperopolis Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,241 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: Copperopolis Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Castle Creek District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Surface/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 Precambrian Schist Trends N20e To N50e. Tertiary Volcanics Dip Ne, Strike Nw

Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Low-Angle (Less Than 50 Deg Dip) Faults Which Trend Nw

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor Fe-Staining

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYS 4 OZ. AG/TON

Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Barite
Unknown: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Development): NO USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION DATA

Comment (Deposit): 2 VEINS: N 60 W AND N 70 W. DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN LOCALIZED ALONG LOW-ANGLE FAULT WHICH PROBABLY DISPLACES TERTIARY VOLCANIC ROCKS TO THE SE. DEPOSIT AGE PROBABLY MIOCENE. TWO AGES OF MINERALIZATION NAY EXIST AT COPPEROPOLIS, OLDER E-TRENDING LEAD VEINS AND YOUNGER E-TRENDING COPPER VEINS.

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D002850 OF J.W. HASLER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 186

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

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