Copper Prince Mine, Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Copper Prince Mine | Mine |
| Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District) | Mining District |
| Pinal County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 45' 29'' North , 110° 29' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mammoth | 1,487 (2017) | 15.0km |
| San Manuel | 3,551 (2011) | 22.2km |
| Oracle | 3,686 (2011) | 31.2km |
| Dudleyville | 959 (2011) | 36.0km |
| Winkelman | 346 (2017) | 36.8km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Arizona Moly Corp. property; Copper Giant Mine; Copper Creek project; Patented claims MS 2620), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon
A former underground Cu-W-Mo mine located in the NE¼ sec. 10, T8S, R18E (Oak Grove Canyon 7.5 minute topo map), about 1½ miles NW of Copper Creek ghost town and about ¾ mile N of Copper Creek (stream), on private property. Discovered in 1907 and prospected by the Calumet & Arizona Mining Co. in 1907-1909. Owned and operated by Arizona Molybdenum Corp. (1937).
Mineralization is a breccia pipe with a funnel-shaped and elliptical ore body hosted in diorite (on the adit level the pipe is elliptical in plan 280 X 150 feet). The ore zone is 85.34 meters long, 45.72 meters wide, with a depth-to-bottom of 128.02 meters. Ore control was the breccia pipe. Alteration was sericitization of plagioclase and the breccia pipe altered orange near the periphery, white at the center. Associated rock unit is the Copper Creek Granodiorite. Chalcopyrite is the only hypogene mineral. Pyrite is filmed by chalcocite; Cu sulfates occur the on walls of the underground workings. A flat-lying lens 200 feet below surface yielded several thousand tons of almost pure chalcopyrite. Area structures include NNW-trending block faulting and a breccia pipe bounded by curved peripheral faults (several faults strike E-W, N70°W and N10°W. Breccia fragments range from a few to several feet. Many have undergone only slight displacement from original position.
Workings include 1 adit, 1 420 foot deep shaft, several stopes (now inaccessible). 1937 was the only recorded year of production although the deposit was prospected in 1907-1909.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcanthite Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Description: Several thousand tons of nearly pure material mined. |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 References: |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu Description: Twisted & wire-like masses in oxidized ore. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcanthite | 7.CB.20 | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10088596 |
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Copper Prince Mine, Bunker Hill Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA