| Deposit ID | 10109042 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M003266 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copperopolis Mine |
| Related records | 10161834 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.4638, 34.0795 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 988 |
| Relative position | 3.5 MILES NORTH OF BLACK BUTTE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Copperopolis(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 009N | 002W | 34 | SW OF NE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Result | ASSAYS 4 OZ. AG/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Amphibole Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -112.4638, 34.0795 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Precambrian Schist Trends N20e To N50e. Tertiary Volcanics Dip Ne, Strike Nw |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Veins Parallel Low-Angle (Less Than 50 Deg Dip) Faults Which Trend Nw |
| Strike | N 65 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | SW |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Castle Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M003266 |
USGS BULL 782, P. 186
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 VEINS: N 60 W AND N 70 W. DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN LOCALIZED ALONG LOW-ANGLE FAULT WHICH PROBABLY DISPLACES TERTIARY VOLCANIC ROCKS TO THE SE. DEPOSIT AGE PROBABLY MIOCENE. TWO AGES OF MINERALIZATION NAY EXIST AT COPPEROPOLIS, OLDER E-TRENDING LEAD VEINS AND YOUNGER E-TRENDING COPPER VEINS. |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D002850 OF J.W. HASLER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1981 | Dewitt, Ed H. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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