Emerald Isle

Producer in Mohave county in Arizona, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10234888
MRDS ID M004201
MAS/MILS ID 0040150474
Record type Site
Current site name Emerald Isle
Related records 10102568

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.1922, 35.36362 (WGS84)
Elevation 1128
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mohave(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cerbat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(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)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)

Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Mohave

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 023 N 018 W 22 S2 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.1922, 35.36362

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1990

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner El Paso Mining And Milling
    Year 1973

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 2350000mt ore
    Total resources 2350000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.51 wt-pct Copper Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 888000mt ore
    Total resources 888000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.58 wt-pct Copper Major 1996

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINE IS ON CARE AND MAINTENANCE, 1995.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHRYSOCOLLA

  • Reserve-Resource

    SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, 7/95, P.3A.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ARIMETCO INTERNATIONAL INC. 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P.10.

  • Deposit

    ADMR MOHAVE CARD FILE

  • Deposit

    MOHAVE CUSTOM MILL PROJ. CARD FILE

  • Deposit

    DINGS,M.,USGS 978-E,P149-153

  • Deposit

    WEEDS,M.,MINES HANDBK.,VOL.XIII,P367

  • Deposit

    MCCUTCHAN,V.,AZ.STATE MINE INSP.RPT,1973,P13

  • Deposit

    THOMAS,B.,ECON.GEOLOGY,VOL.44,NO8,P700-703

  • Deposit

    MALACH,R.,MOHAVE CO.MINES,1977,P55

  • Deposit

    U.S.B.M. RI 8236, 1977.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, 1/14/91, P.6.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 12/16/91, P.2,16.

  • Deposit

    ARIMETCO INTERNATIONAL INC., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P.7.

  • Deposit

    SW PAY DIRT, 9-94, P.17A.

  • Deposit

    PAY DIRT, 9-89, P.17B.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 8-6-90, P.13.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 1-14-91, P.6.

  • Deposit

    THE NORTHERN MINER, 10-11-93, P.14.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINE SUSPENDED OPERATIONS 9-93 AND REMAINED ON CARE AND MAINTENANCE IN 1995.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-JUN-97 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references

Authoritative Arizona resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.