| Deposit ID | 10102477 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002933 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper World Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.45046, 36.62723 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1890 |
| Relative position | 11.5 MILES DUE EAST OF HIGHWAY 89. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Coconino(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dead Monkey Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Glen Canyon Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Marble Canyon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Lake Powell(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Coconino |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 037N | 009E | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Result | 10 SAMPLES FROM NORTH PART OF OPEN CUT CONTAIN: 0.001 OZ. AU, 0.44 OZ. AG AND 0.69 % CU ALSO 6 OTHER SAMPLES FROM SOUTHERN PART OF OPEN CUT CONTAIN: 0.001 OZ. AU, 0.26 OZ. AG AND 0.74 % CU, SO TOTAL 16 SAMPLES CONTAIN 0.71 % CU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Navajo Sandstone | ||||
| Rock description | Navajo Sandstone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.45046, 36.62723 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | 10 Miles East Of Echo Cliffs Monocline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 24.38M |
| Length | 15.24M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1955 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 7374000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002933 |
MAYO, E.B., 1955, METALIFEROUS MINERAL AND MINERAL FUELS: MINERAL RESOURCES, NAVAJO-HOPI INDIAN RESERVATIONS, ARIZONA - UTAH, V. I, P. 19 - 32.
CIMRI
MAYO, 1955
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GANGUE IS MAINLY CHALCEDONY, WHICH OCCURS IN ANASTOMOSING STRINGERS. |
| Deposit | THE INFORMATION FOUND UNDER RESERVES AND POTENTIAL RESOURCES; DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSIT; AND MAIN AND MINOR ORE MINERALS, ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WHOLE WHITE MESA MINING DISTRICT. COPPER WORLD BEING JUST ONE OF THE CLAIMS THAT COMPRISE THIS DISTRICT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Bright, Daniel (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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