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Cupel Mine

Past Producer in Mohave county in Arizona, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102546
MRDS ID M003979
Record type Site
Current site name Cupel Mine
Related records 10283373

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.1008, 35.31863 (WGS84)
Elevation 1451
Relative position 2 1/2 MILES NE OF CERBAT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mohave(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stockton Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Red Lake(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Mohave

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 022N 017W 04 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Hematite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Siderite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.1008, 35.31863
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Prec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regionally

Ore body information

  • Strike N 40 W
    Dip 76 NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH PORPHYRY INTRUSION, LCRET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1863 - 1891

Mining district

District name Wallapai District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1891
    Period 1863 - 1891
    Material AG
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^3000 Oz Ag/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Silver Silver 84710g/mt
  • Year 1891
    Period 1863 - 1891
    Material PB
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^20 % Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Lead Lead 20wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 91.44M
    Overall depth 121.92M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DINGS, M.G., THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, CERBAT MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 978-E

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 397

  • Deposit

    BASTIN, E.S., ORIGIN OF CERTAIN RICH SILVER ORES NEAR CHLORIDE AND KINGMAN, ARIZONA, U.S.G.S. BULL. 750-B

  • Deposit

    ELSING, M.J., AND HEINEMAN, R.S., 1936 , ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES. BULL. 140 , P. 95

  • Production

    U.S.G.S. BULL. 397 ., ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 140 , P. 95

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1978 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) 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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