Copper Giant Mine (Copper King Mine), Valentine, Cottonwood District, Cottonwood Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Copper Giant Mine (Copper King Mine) | Mine |
Valentine | Village |
Cottonwood District | Mining District |
Cottonwood Mountains | Mountain Range |
Mohave County | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 20' 26'' North , 113° 37' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Truxton | 134 (2011) | 16.8km |
Antares | 126 (2011) | 19.4km |
Valle Vista | 1,659 (2017) | 23.5km |
Peach Springs | 1,090 (2011) | 27.2km |
Pinion Pines | 186 (2017) | 33.9km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Mohave County Gemstoners | Kingman, Arizona | 43km |
Mindat Locality ID:
62539
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:62539:8
GUID (UUID V4):
27b068bd-ae46-47e4-b51e-99f42384ac09
A former Cu-Ag-Au-Be-Zn-Quartz occurrence/mine located in the NE¼ sec. 36 & SE¼ sec. 25, T23N, R13W, G&SRM, 6.5 miles E of Hackberry, on state-owned land. Owned by George Edeline, Arizona, and by Daniel Smith, Arizona (1975). Closed September, 1943. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 500 meters.
Mineralization is a vein that includes secondary copper minerals. Local rocks include Early Proterozoic metavolcanic rocks.
Workings include unspecified underground openings.
Analytical data result: 2-3% Cu, 0.10-0.13 ounce Au/ton, 0.45-0.60 ounce Ag/ton.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) References: |
ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 References: |
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S References: |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Be | Beryllium | |
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Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027646 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Mojave DomainDomain
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