| Deposit ID | 10048290 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800419 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Clifton Copper Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Clifton Group, Standard Consolidated Copper Co Claims, Copper Centre Mine |
| Related records | 10137356 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.35009, 33.10343 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1682 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 1.0 MILE SE OF METCALF AND LESS THAN 1.0 MILE EAST OF STANDARD MINE., Used Blm District Sheet 839 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Greenlee(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clifton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Clifton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Clifton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Francisco(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Greenlee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 004S | 029E | 10;9 | E2 OF NW (10); SE (09) | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Result | 1908 ASSAY VALUES AVERAGED 30 TO 40% CU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Morenci Granite Porphyry | ||||||
| Rock description | Morenci Granite Porphyry | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -109.35009, 33.10343 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Closely Massed Joint Systems Trending Ne; Fissure System Trending Ne |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Monzonite Porphyry Is Leached, Whitened, And Decomposed; Fissure Veins Occur In Large Of Impregnated And Shattered Porphyry |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Discoverer | Arizona Copper Syndicate |
| Year of first production | 1905 |
| Year of last production | 1911 |
| District name | Copper Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Phelps Dodge Corp., Morenci Branch |
| First year | 1952 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 85.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800419 |
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
STEVENS, H.J., 1908, THE COPPER HANBOOK, VOL VIII, PAGES 1264-65, STANDARD CONSOLIDATED COPPER CO
STEVENS, H.J., 1909, THE COPPER HANDBOOK, VOL. IX, PAGE 533, CLIFTON COPPER MINES LTD.
WEED, W.H., 1914, THE COPPER HANDBOOK, VOL. XI, PAGES 316-318, DETROIT COPPER MINING CO OF ARIZONA
BENNETT, K.C., 1975, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE BRECCIAS IN THE MORENCI-METCALF DISTRICT, GREENLEE COUNTY, ARIZONA: M.S. THESIS. UNIVERSITY
USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 43 (1905), PAGES 303-304
BENNETT, 1975, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE BRECCIAS IN THE MORENCI-METCALF DISTRICT, GREENLEE CO, AZ: MS THESIS, UNIV OF AZ
KEITH, S.B., 1969, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: WASHINGTON, C.D., U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 371-385.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 8 PATENTED CLAIMS TOTALLING 163 ACRES; IRREGULAR ORE BODIES EXTEND INTO PORPHYRY FROM FISSURE VEIN. SULFIDE ORE BODY IS ENTIRELY CONTAINED IN PORPHYRY ROCK. |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: STANDARD MINE, SAN JOSE MINE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-81 | Calder, Susan R. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-93 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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