John Henry Mine

The John Henry Mine is a copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,049 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: John Henry Mine
Secondary: John Henry 1

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Agua Fria District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Harold Winsloe
Years: 1942 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1942
Year Last Production: 1942
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

Form: LENS

Structure

Type: R
Description: Bedding Trends N 10 E

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1730.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1730.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1730.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1730.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1730.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): MILS LOCATION DATA UNVERIFIED BY OTHER SOURCES. UTM COORDINATES FOR SHAFT IN SEC. 22

Comment (Deposit): NUMEROUS PITS, TRENCHES, AND ONE SHAFT

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT TYPE UNKNOWN. GEOLOGY AND METAL RATIOS SUGGEST MASSIVE SULFIDE

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1345, PLATE 1

Reference (Deposit): MILS LOCATION DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

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