Minor Mine (Miner Mine; Mountain Copper Corp. Mine; Mountain Copper Corp. property; Redlands Copper Co. propeerty), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Minor Mine (Miner Mine; Mountain Copper Corp. Mine; Mountain Copper Corp. property; Redlands Copper Co. propeerty) | Mine |
| Yavapai County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 24' 59'' North , 112° 11' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mayer | 1,497 (2011) | 4.0km |
| Spring Valley | 1,148 (2011) | 8.8km |
| Dewey-Humboldt | 3,894 (2011) | 13.2km |
| Cordes Lakes | 2,633 (2011) | 14.9km |
| Prescott Valley | 42,197 (2017) | 24.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Prescott Gem & Mineral Club | Prescott Valley, Arizona | 24km |
| Black Canyon City Rock Club | Black Canyon City, Arizona | 39km |
| Mingus Gem & Mineral Club | Cottonwood, Arizona | 40km |
| Verde River Rockhounds | Cottonwood, Arizona | 40km |
A former underground Cu-Au-Ag-Pb mine. Discovered by Marshall and Ike Stoddard and Bob Bradley in 1897. Produced 1903-1957. Claims extend into the NE¼SW¼SW¼ of sec. 17.
Mineralization is a vein deposit with lens-shaped to irregular ore bodies. Ore control was stratigraphy. Ore concentration was oxidation at near surface. Alteration was chloritization.
Area structures include foliation that trends N10W. Bedding trends N20W.
Workings include a 100 foot deep shaft plus several drifts and crosscuts (1881). A 5-stamp mill was erected.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID #10048043, MRDS ID #M800006. |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID #10048043, MRDS ID #M800006. |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Description: Lode gold in quartz. Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID #10048043, MRDS ID #M800006. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Production Possibilities of the Marginal Copper Mines in Arizona (1941), Arizona Department of Mineral Resources: 79.
Anderson, C.A. & P.M. Blacet (1972), Precambrian geology of the northern Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USGS Bull. 1336: Plate 2.
U.S. Bureau of Mines - Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mining Technology file data.
USGS Mayer 7.5 minute Quadrangle map.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Minor Mine file.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10048043, MRDS ID #M800006; and, Dep. ID #10283684, MAS ID #0040251424.
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