Rattler Mine

The Rattler Mine is a copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,750 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: Rattler Mine
Secondary: Troy
Secondary: Troy-Manhattan
Secondary: Troy-Arizona

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Dripping Springs 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: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Inspiration Copper Co.
Years: 1965 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1903
Year Last Production: 1945
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: TABULAR/IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Strata Strike Ew, Dips.

Type: L
Description: Workings Adjacent To Ene Trending Fault, Rhyodacite Porphyry Dike Trends Ew

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED UNDER TROY IN AGBMT-USBM FILE DATA

Comment (Location): 1/4 MILE W OF PINAL-GILA COUNTY LINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Development): 13 UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN 1956. ENTIRE GROUP INTO GILA CTY, INCLUDES 54 CLAIMS. OPERATORS INCLUDED UNIVERSAL COPPER CORP., TROY COPPER COMPANY, TROY MANHATTAN COMPANY

Comment (Workings): 3 TUNNELS, AT LEAST ONE ADIT 160 FT DEEP IN 1944

Comment (Geology): PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH GRANODIORITE INTRUSION, OR AT LEAST INTRUSION CAUSED CHANNELS FOR LATER MINERALIZATION

References

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L. USGS GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE U.S., RAY FOLIO, 1923 MAP AND P22.

Reference (Deposit): ADMR TROY AND RATTLER MINE FILES

Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ 1021, 1971

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

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