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

Latitude: 33°37'28"N
Longitude: 113°56'36"W
‡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: 8 (Table 1).

Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 150;

Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.

MRDS database Dep. ID file #10186521, MAS ID #0040120165.

A Cu-Ag-Fe mine group located in the S½ sec. 6, and sec. 7, T3N, R16W (Vicksburg 15 minute topo map), on land of unknown status. Owned at times, or in part, by Carr; Marshall; Brewer. Owned by Mr. Hovatter of Arizona (1959).

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.

Mineral List

Tangeite


1 entry listed. 1 valid mineral.

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