Copper Giant Mine, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, La Paz Mining District (Weaver Mining District), Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 31' 55'' North , 114° 24' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ehrenberg | 1,470 (2011) | 13.8km |
| La Paz Valley | 699 (2011) | 15.8km |
| Blythe | 19,208 (2017) | 19.8km |
| Quartzsite | 3,626 (2017) | 21.8km |
| Ripley | 692 (2011) | 23.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Quartzsite Roadrunners Gem & Mineral Club | Quartzsite, Arizona | 22km |
Mindat Locality ID:
33543
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33543:1
GUID (UUID V4):
ee4a1ce5-e9c7-4a04-bab3-0c5520c78232
‡Ref.: Keith, Stanton B. (1978) State of Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 192, Index of Mining Properties in Yuma County, Arizona: 158 (Table 4).
Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources Open File Report 92-10: 8 (Table 1).
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10282504, MAS ID #0040120162.
A former underground Cu-Ag-Au mine located in the NW¼ sec. 11, T2N, R21W (protracted) (Dome Rock Mountains SW 7.5 minute topo map). Owned/operated at times, or in part, by Farrow; Barrett & Robinson; and, O'Brien.
Mineralization is gold-bearing quartz, impregnated with primary and secondary copper minerals, in lensing quartz fissure veins in Mesozoic schist having local thin beds of quartzite and marblized limestone.
Workings include a shaft(s). This claim was patented in 1901. It was worked in the early 1900's and late 1950's. It produced some 100 tons of ore averaging about 4% Cu, 3 oz. Ag/T and 0.2 oz. Au/T.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10282504 |
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