Black Prince Mine (Black Prince adit; Black Prince workings; Copper Queen Mine; Blue Bell group; Copper Bell Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 6' 51'' North , 110° 4' 6'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dragoon | 209 (2011) | 10.0km |
| Benson | 4,888 (2017) | 26.8km |
| Willcox | 3,552 (2017) | 27.0km |
| Saint David | 1,699 (2011) | 27.1km |
| Whetstone | 2,617 (2011) | 31.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sunsites Gem and Mineral Club | Pearce, Arizona | 33km |
A former small surface and underground Cu-Zn-Ag-Be mine located in the center of sec. 23, T.15S., R.22E. (Dragoon 7.5 minute topo map) on 8 claims, ¾ mile north of the town of Johnson. First produced 1901. Active 1901-1918, and in 1933. Owned in part or at times by the Black Prince Copper Co. and the Coronado Copper & Zinc Co.
Mineralization is a bedded replacement deposit of copper and zinc carbonates and sulfides with pyrite in mantos and pockety orebodies in weakly pyrometamorphosed Pennsylvanian-Horquilla Limestone containing tactite zones, and Black Prince Limestone. Ore control was replacement of favorable beds by ore solutions. Fluids also filled fissures. NE-trending faults localized the ore. Ore concentration was the replacement process and some oxidation and supergene enrichment. Alteration was garnetization. An associated rock unit is the Texas Canyon Quartz Monzonite (53 ± 3 MY).
This mine is located in highly faulted area. Most ore was confined to thin layers in Horquilla Limestone and along fault fissures. Bands of garnetite, which contain sulfide, occur in the limestone. The oxidized ore was mined out, but sulfide ores in the garnetite were not explored.
Local structures include a NE-trending fault system striking N15-20E; an east fault system, striking N70E to S70E, and dipping 45-80S. Tertiary block faulting trending NW. Regional trends include Late Cretaceous or Early Tertiary N- to NW-trending folds and thrust faults overriding to the NE.
Workings include underground and surface workings. Workings went to 304.8 meters deep. As of 1911, the depth of the main shaft, the "Keystone" was 937 feet. The old "incline shaft", 100 feet west of the main shaft, was sunk on secondary ore 153 feet on a 40 degree incline to the east. The "Alice", a vertical assessment shaft, is 50 feet deep and shows no mineralization. From the bottom of the old incline shaft and at intermediate points, drifts have been run, aggregating several hundred feet.
This group of mines produced a total of some 14,000 tons of ore intermittently from 1902 to 1918, which averaged 8.6% Cu and 5 Oz. Ag per ton.
A small smelting operation was also at this mine and an area of red colored slag is located at the mine. Do not know the dates the smelting operation was being used.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
12 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 References: |
| ⓘ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 References: |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 References: |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10103729 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Pedregosa BasinBasin
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Little Dragoon MountainsMountain Range
- Cochise County
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Black Prince Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA