| Deposit ID | 10048232 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800331 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Chief Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Iron King-Equator, Copper Chief-Iron King-Equator |
| Related records | 10137846 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.09463, 34.70504 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | 3.1 MILES SE OF JEROME, ARIZONA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cottonwood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Verde(hydrologic unit)
Verde(hydrologic accounting unit)
Salt(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 | 015N | 002E | 01 | SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Deception Rhyolite, Cleopatra Quartz Porphyry Member | ||||||||
| Rock description | Deception Rhyolite, Cleopatra Quartz Porphyry Member | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| (1) | -112.09463, 34.70504 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N10w To N40w |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Massive Sulfide Lenses Elongate Parallel To Bedding In Metavolcanic Rocks |
| General form | ELONGATED LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N80E |
| Dip | NORTHERLY 50 TO 60; LOCALLY VERTICAL |
| Plunge | EAST |
| Thickness | 9.14M |
| Length | 243.84M |
| Width | 88.39M |
| Depth to bottom | 106.68M |
| General form | ELONGATED LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N80E |
| Dip | NORTHERLY 50 TO 60; LOCALLY VERTICAL |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1901 |
| Year of last production | 1948 |
| District name | Verde District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hayden Leasing Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Copper Chief Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 1.209HA |
| Length | 1066.8M |
| Overall depth | 106.68M |
| Overall length | 350.52M |
| Overall width | 36.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800331 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040250558 |
USGS BULL 782, P.91 TO 92
USGS PP 308 P. 149-151
ABM BULL 145 P. 55-56
ROGERS, THORNWELL, 1979, UNPUBLISHED M.S. THESIS-COPPER CHIEF MINE. NORTH. AZ. UNIV.
USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROTEROZOIC GRANODIORITE PORPHYRY DIKES CUT THE MASSIVE SULFIDE OREBODY. OXIDIZED ORE WAS RICH IN AU AND AG. PROTORE MASSIVE SULFIDE WAS LOW GRADE |
| Deposit | ONE OF FEW MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS WITH APPRECIABLE LEAD MINERALIZATION AT JEROME ; 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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