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Copper King claims (Wylomene claims; Wylomene claims MS 4042; Elk Hill claims 1-6; Copper King MS 3716 claims), Dick Spring Canyon, Hayes Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Copper King claims (Wylomene claims; Wylomene claims MS 4042; Elk Hill claims 1-6; Copper King MS 3716 claims)Group of Claims
Dick Spring CanyonCanyon
Hayes MountainsMountain Range
Gila CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 11' 21'' North , 110° 36' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.18917,-110.61556
GeoHash:
G#: 9tckfcuhy
GRN:
N23W66
Type:
Group of Claims
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Peridot1,350 (2011)20.1km
San Carlos4,038 (2015)22.9km
Pinal439 (2011)24.4km
Six Shooter Canyon1,019 (2017)24.7km
Hayden650 (2017)25.9km
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ClubLocationDistance
Gila County Gem & Mineral SocietyMiami, Arizona33km
Mindat Locality ID:
46805
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46805:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A group of two Cu-Ag-Au-Fe claims (Copper King No. 1 & Copper King No. 2) located in sec. 9, T3S, R17E, on the East side of Dick Spring Canyon, about 3 miles South of Tincup Spring, and about 5¾ miles W of the town of Coolidge Dam, southern Hayes Mountains. Started 1919. Relocated and reopened 1927. Initially discovered by Frank Cain, A.H. Gibson & J.C. Ginson. Relocated by Pollard K. & Wylomene Pearson as part of the Wylomene group of claims. NOTE: Alternate coordinates provided: 33.3278N, 110.8917W.

Mineralization is copper minerals in 2 northeast-striking fissures cutting diabase. The ore zone is 0.2 meters wide, strikes N70E and dips 85NW. Faults and fissures, trending E and NE, cut the Precambrian and Paleozoic rocks.

Workings include a pit, 2 adits and 2 shallow shafts to a depth of 18.29 meters.

Assay data: Sorted ore assayed 0.02 oz. Au and 0.9 oz. Ag to the ton, and 8.62% Cu.

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘvar. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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Link to USGS MRDS:10026834

Localities in this Region

USA
  • Arizona
    • Gila County
      • Hayes Mountains
        • Dick Spring Canyon
          • Copper King claims (Wylomene claims; Wylomene claims MS 4042; Elk Hill claims 1-6; Copper King MS 3716 claims)

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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North America PlateTectonic Plate
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References

USGS Coolidge Dam Quadrangle map.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Mining District Sheet 730.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources U file.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10026834, MRDS ID #M000458; and Dep. ID 10233977, MAS ID #0040070698; and Dep. ID #10258195, MAS ID #0040070262.
Bromfield, C.S. & Shride (1956), Mineral resources of the San Carlos Indian Reservation, Arizona, USGS Bull. 1027-N: 630, 631-632.
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