Copper Bottom Mine, Cunningham Mountain, La Cholla Mining District, Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Copper Bottom Mine | Mine |
| Cunningham Mountain | Mountain |
| La Cholla Mining District | Mining District |
| Dome Rock Mountains | Mountain Range |
| La Paz County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 34' 39'' North , 114° 20' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| La Paz Valley | 699 (2011) | 8.6km |
| Quartzsite | 3,626 (2017) | 13.7km |
| Ehrenberg | 1,470 (2011) | 17.8km |
| Blythe | 19,208 (2017) | 24.4km |
| Ripley | 692 (2011) | 30.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Quartzsite Roadrunners Gem & Mineral Club | Quartzsite, Arizona | 14km |
Mindat Locality ID:
33528
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33528:2
GUID (UUID V4):
faad47dd-c126-4200-bfb8-c42a549e541d
‡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: 156 (Table 4).
Niemuth, N.J. (1987), Arizona Mineral Development 1984-1986, Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources Directory 29, 46 pp.
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10066390, MRDS ID #TC42559; and, Dep. ID #10137379, MAS ID #0040120156.
A former underground Cu-Au-Ag mine located in the NW¼ sec. 28, T3N, R20W, on patented (private) land. Owned at times, or in part, by the Arizona Operating Co.; Clausen; and, Hussen. Operated by Kennecott.
Mineralization is high-grade streaks and pods of tetrahedrite and free gold in vein dikes of quartz along a strong shear or fault zone cutting metamorphosed Mesozoic limy sediments.
This mine was worked sporadically from the early 1910's through 1941 from tunnels and a shaft. It produced some 100 tons of ore averaging about 19% Cu, 1.6 oz. Au/T, and 27 oz. Ag/T. During the 1984-1986 period, Kennecott performed a geologic evaluation and surface drilling project at this site.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Description: As free gold. |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10066390 |
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