Howard Copper Mine (Howard Copper Company property; Copper Schist Patented MS 3645 claim), Black Canyon, Bumble Bee, Black Canyon Mining District, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 12' 40'' North , 112° 11' 34'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cordes Lakes | 2,633 (2011) | 13.5km |
| Spring Valley | 1,148 (2011) | 15.2km |
| Black Canyon City | 2,837 (2011) | 16.1km |
| Mayer | 1,497 (2011) | 21.1km |
| New River | 14,952 (2011) | 33.2km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Black Canyon City Rock Club | Black Canyon City, Arizona | 16km |
| Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral Club | Anthem, Arizona | 38km |
| Prescott Gem & Mineral Club | Prescott Valley, Arizona | 46km |
A former underground Cu-Au-Ag mine located in the SW¼ sec. 30, T.10N., R.2E. (Bumble Bee 7.5 minute topo map), 1 mile West of Bland Hill & 16 miles SSE of Turkey Creek Station. Discovered 1925.
Mineralization is a lens-shaped ore body hosted in an outcrop of chloritic schist that rises 70 feet above the river bottom. Its strike is nearly North. Near the top are several streaks strongly copper-stained. the 2nd. & 4th. crosscuts opened a lens of ore 5 feet wide at 9.5% Cu & $2.80 Au/T (period values), plus 1 oz. Ag/T. Mineable material is about 20 feet wide. Ore control was stratigraphy. Ore concentration was oxidation at near surface. Alteration includes chloritization and iron staining of rhyolite.
Area structures include foliation and transposed bedding that trend N-S.
Workings include a 560 foot long tunnel in a southerly direction, plus crosscuts.
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6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 Description: Occurs in light-green, fissile schist. |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Description: Narrow streaks in a light green, fissile schist. References: |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Habit: Flakes Colour: Light green Description: Distributed in streaks in a quartz mosaic. References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Description: In schist. |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Description: In schist. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: Occurs in a light green fissile schist. References: |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Description: Occurs in gangue with tourmaline. |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Habit: Prismatic Description: A few prisms. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| B | Boron | |
|---|---|---|
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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