| Deposit ID | 10048068 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800039 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Howard Copper Mine |
| Related records | 10258960 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.19241, 34.21117 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 799 |
| Relative position | 2.3 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF BUMBLEBEE, ARIZONA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bumble Bee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Agua Fria(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Gila(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 010N | 002E | 30 | SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE ZONE ON 200 AND 400 LEVELS = 9.5 % CU, 1 OZ AG, MINOR AU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -112.19241, 34.21117 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation And Trans Posed Bedding Trend N-S |
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 0 W |
| Dip | 85 W AVERAGE |
| Thickness | 9.14M |
| Length | 170.69M |
| Width | 558M |
| Depth to bottom | 170.08M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1925 |
| District name | Kay District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dexter Broyles |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Henry Cordes, Cordes, Arizona |
| First year | 1966 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.049HA |
| Length | 243.84M |
| Overall depth | 170.08M |
| Overall length | 170.69M |
| Overall width | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800039 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040251151 |
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 782, P. 154-155
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
AZ DEPT MINERAL RESOURCES FILE
USBM I.C. 6905, P. 31
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HOWARD COPPER DEPOSIT IS MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS WHICH IS ONLY PARTIALLY EXPLORED. MINERALIZED AORIZON EXTENDS DEEPER THAN 558 FT AND AT LEAST 600 FT ALONG STRIKE |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1981 | Dewitt, Ed H. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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