Battleship Copper Mine, Battleship Peak, Midway Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Battleship Copper Mine | Mine |
| Battleship Peak | Peak |
| Midway Mining District | Mining District |
| Buckskin Mountains | Mountain Range |
| La Paz County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 4' 5'' North , 113° 48' 56'' West
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A former Cu-Ag mine.
A Cu-Ag-Fe mine located in the NW¼ sec. 3, T8N, R15W (protected) (Swansea 15 minute topo map), on land of unknown status. Owned by Mr. Huthmacher.
Mineralization is spotty, oxidized copper minerals with minor sulfides in an irregular, hematite-rich, replacement lens in flat-lying shale beds of metamorphosed Mesozoic sediments, overlying Precambrian schists.
Workings are limited surface openings prospected in the early 1900's. A small amount of high-grade copper ore was shipped.
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1 valid mineral.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10137872 |
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- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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