| Deposit ID | 10098710 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP90001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper World |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.92083, 34.90972 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE ANTLER DEPOSIT ALONG MACKENZIE WASH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mohave(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wabayuma Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bagdad(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Sacramento Wash(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Mohave |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Model code | 184 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 28a |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, kuroko |
| Mark3 model number | 93 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Yavapai Series |
| Rock description | Yavapai Series |
| (1) | -113.92083, 34.90972 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Two Periods Of Folding; The Latest Period Characterized By Isoclinal Folding By Passive Slip Deformation |
| Name | COPPER WORLD |
|---|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Eureka |
|---|
| Year | 1959 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1944-1959 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^3.55% Cu, 10.29% Zn, 0.66 Oz/St Ag, 0.0017 Oz/St Au | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MP90001 |
STENSRUD, H.L., AND MORE, S. W., 1980, PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY AND MASSIVE SULFIDE ENVIRONMENTS OF THE WEST-CENTRAL HAULAPAI MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA--A PRELIMINARY REPORT: ARIZONA GEOL. SOC. DIGEST, V. 12, P. 155-165.
DONNELLY, M.E., AND CONWAY, C.M., 1988, METALLOGENIC MAP OF VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE-SULFIDE OCCURRENCES IN ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1853-B, SCALE 1:1,000,000.
MORE, S. W., 1980, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE ANTLER MINE AND VICINITY, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: UNPUBLISHED MASTERS THESIS, TUCSON, UNIV. OF ARIZONA, 149 P
DONNELY, 1988
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COARSE-GRAINED SULFIDES ARE ENMESHED WITH SILICATES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-JUL-1995 | Sachiko Tanikawa | U.S. Geological Survey |
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