| Deposit ID | 10109811 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800031 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Plymouth Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.59436, 34.51338 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Relative position | 6 MILES NE OF SKULL VALLEY, ARIZONA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Iron Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Santa Maria(hydrologic unit)
Bill Williams(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Prescott National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 013N | 003W | 08 | SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite |
| (1) | -112.59436, 34.51338 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Precambrian Rocks= N20e To N20w, Steep West Dip |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Copper Basin Stock E Longate Nne To Ssw, Dike Trends N 45 W |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 TO 60 W |
| Dip | 70 TO 80 NE |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1937 |
| Year of last production | 1937 |
| District name | Finch District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Plymouth Mg. Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800031 |
ECON GEOL. V. 56, P. 916-940
JOHNSTON, W.P., 1955 P.H.D., COPPER BASIN DEPOSITS, UNIV. OF UTAH, 130 PGS
CHRISTMAN, J., 1978, M.S. COPPER BASIN DISTRICT, UNIV OF ARIZONA, 78 PGS
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3RD IGNEOUS UNIT AGE-LATE CRETACEOUS 3RD IGNEOUS UNIT NAME-"COPPER BASIN STOCK" (INFORMAL)-QUARTZ LATITE PORPHYRY DIKE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1981 | Laraba, Peter (Dewitt, Ed) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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