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Moore Mine group, New Water District, New Water Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA

‡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: 165 (Table 4).

Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources Open File Report 92-10: 9 (Table 1).

Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.

A Cu-Ag-Fe mine group located in the SE¼ sec. 15, T.3S., R.16W. (R15W. ?) Vicksburg 15 minute topo map). Owned at times, or in part, by Carr; Marshall; Brewer; and, Hovatter.

Mineralization is oxidized copper mineralization with limonite in joints, fractures, and local small, high-grade chimneys in epidotized porphyritic andesite and breccia along fault and shear zones.

Workings include a relatively shallow shaft and surface openings. Worked from 1941 through 1944. This group produced some 480 tons of ore averaging about 3.7% Cu and 1 oz. Ag/T.




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Mineral List:
'Adularia'
Chlorargyrite
Chrysocolla
Conichalcite
Dioptase
Epidote
Fornacite
'Heulandite'
Limonite
Mimetite
Mordenite
Murdochite
Plancheite
Quartz
Shattuckite
'Stilbite'
Tangeite
Thomsonite-Ca
Wulfenite


24 entries listed. 15 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region:
USA
 
  • Arizona
    • La Paz Co.
      • New Water Mts
        • New Water District
          • Moore Mine group

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