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Copper Giant Mine (Copper King Mine), Valentine, Cottonwood District, Cottonwood Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
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Copper Giant Mine (Copper King Mine)Mine
ValentineVillage
Cottonwood DistrictMining District
Cottonwood MountainsMountain Range
Mohave CountyCounty
ArizonaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 20' 26'' North , 113° 37' 3'' West
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PlacePopulationDistance
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Pinion Pines186 (2017)33.9km
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Mohave County GemstonersKingman, Arizona43km
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.

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)

List of minerals for each chemical element

BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
SiSilicon
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
FeIron
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S

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Link to USGS MRDS:10027646

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