Apache Chief Mine group, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Apache Chief Mine group | Group of Mines |
| Plomosa Mining District | Mining District |
| Plomosa Mountains | Mountain Range |
| La Paz County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 37' 19'' North , 114° 3' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Brenda | 676 (2011) | 12.6km |
| Quartzsite | 3,626 (2017) | 16.2km |
| La Paz Valley | 699 (2011) | 17.4km |
| Utting | 126 (2011) | 29.0km |
| Vicksburg | 597 (2011) | 31.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Quartzsite Roadrunners Gem & Mineral Club | Quartzsite, Arizona | 16km |
A Cu-Ag-Au-Fe-Pb-Zn mine group located in the NE¼ sec. 12, T3N, R18W. Owned at times, or in part, by early Spanish and/or French operators; Eichelberger & Rivera; Success Copper Mining Co.; Arizona Success Mining Co.; Hickman; Richman; Apache Mines Syndicate; Old Apache Mines Co.; Arizona Apache Mines Co.; Aplington & Ehlers; Williams; Aplington; Apache Metals, Inc.; Brown; Klix; Swires; and, the Apache Chief Mining Co.
Mineralization is spotty copper and silver minerals with minor gold, lead, and zinc, largely oxidized, in irregular, small, lensing fingers, pods and ore shoots along a shear zone with quartz in a thrust-faulted jumble of contact metamorphosed Paleozoic limestone, Mesozoic continental red beds, and Laramide conglomerates, intruded by diorite dikes and small quartz porphyry intrusives. Enrichment of copper and silver by oxidztion. Strong iron gossan.
Workings include a shaft 225 feet deep (1881) and a 100 foot long tunnel (1881) with extensive underground workings. Total estimated and recorded production for the group, from intermittent operations from at least the early 1860's through 1967, would be some 2,100 tons of ore averaging about 11% Cu, 12 oz. Ag/T, and 0.03 oz. Au/T. About 700 pounds of lead were also produced.
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Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| GeoNames ID: | 5551522 |
|---|---|
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10186794 |
Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- La Paz County
- Plomosa Mountains
- Plomosa Mining District
- Apache Chief Mine group
- Plomosa Mining District
- Plomosa Mountains
- La Paz County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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References
Hamilton, Patrick (1881) The Resources of Arizona - A Manual of Reliable Information Concerning the Territory. The Legislature of the Territory of Arizona. p.75
