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Copperopolis Mine

Occurrence in Cochise county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027002
MRDS ID M001685
Record type Site
Current site name Copperopolis Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.26203, 31.96346 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 3 MILES SE OF HILLTOP MINE., Utm Plotted At Center Of Section

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochise(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rustler Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chiricahua Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Simon(hydrologic unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Coronado National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Cochise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 017S 030E 10 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.26203, 31.96346
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name California District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Coronado Tional Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner G. H. Crosby
    Home office Duluth, Mn.
    Last year 1944

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION TO 7/1944

Comments on the workings information

  • UNDERGROUND AND OPEN CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM FILES

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MEAGER MINERALIZATION AT RHYOLITE-LIMESTONE CONTACT.
Deposit 9 CLAIMS IN GROUP ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey GENERAL RECORD CLEANUP
Updater 10-MAY-94 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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