| Deposit ID | 10026768 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M000168 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Plate Mine |
| Related records | 10113401 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.46345, 31.76791 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
| Relative position | 17 MILES SW OF BENSON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Apache Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper San Pedro(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 019S | 018E | 24 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Silica | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Arkose |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| (1) | -110.46345, 31.76791 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Strong Faulting In The Area. |
| General form | SPOTTY |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1957 |
| Year of last production | 1958 |
| District name | Mine Canyon District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Coronado National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | International Mines, Mrs. Henrietta E. Miller |
| Year | 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1957 - 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^1.2 % Cu, 0.6 Oz. Ag/Ton | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M000168 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040190177 |
KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN, 189, P. 145.
ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
CIMRI
ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 145
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MOSTLY OXIDIZED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1981 | Rodriguez, Ignacio J. (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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