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Cornucopia Mine (Patented claims MS 1555; Cornucopia Patented MS 1555 claims; Porphyry Unpatented MS 1555 claims), Tuscumbia Mountain, Bradshaw Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Cornucopia Mine (Patented claims MS 1555; Cornucopia Patented MS 1555 claims; Porphyry Unpatented MS 1555 claims)Mine
Tuscumbia MountainMountain
Bradshaw Mining DistrictMining District
Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range)Mountain Range
Yavapai CountyCounty
ArizonaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 15' 29'' North , 112° 22' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.25806,-112.37055
GeoHash:
G#: 9w04fuqr8
GRN:
N23W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mayer1,497 (2011)19.8km
Spring Valley1,148 (2011)21.7km
Cordes Lakes2,633 (2011)25.1km
Wilhoit868 (2011)27.2km
Black Canyon City2,837 (2011)29.0km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Black Canyon City Rock ClubBlack Canyon City, Arizona29km
Prescott Gem & Mineral ClubPrescott Valley, Arizona39km
Wickenburg Gem and Mineral SocietyWickenburg, Arizona46km
Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral ClubAnthem, Arizona48km
Mindat Locality ID:
46976
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46976:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former underground Cu-Ag-Au-Mo mine located on the West side of Tuscumbia Mountain. Owned by M. Roland. NOTE: Alternate coordinates provided: 34.5622N, 112.0797W (SIGNIFICANT DEVIATION!)(These coordinates may belong to another Cornucopia Mine - see Mindat locality file #135239. MRDS file Dep. ID #10283679 seemingly has components of both mingled.

Mineralization is reported as an 18 inch (45 cm) wide vein parallel to the Buster vein in Bradshaw Granite.

Workings include a tunnel that follows the vein for 350 feet. Produced 100 tons of ore at $9 Au/T (period values).

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ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2

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SSulfur
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu

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References

USGS Cherry Quadrangle map.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Mining District Sheet 83.
Arizona Bureau of Mines Cornucopia file.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10027883, MRDS ID #M004333; and, Dep. ID #10283679, MAS ID #0040250594.
Lindgren, W. (1926), Ore deposits of the Jerome and Bradshaw Mountains quadrangles, Arizona, USGS Bull. 782: 176
Wilson, E.D., Cunningham, J.B., and Butler, G.M. (1934), Arizona Lode Gold Mines and Gold Mining (revised 1967), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 137: 55.
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