Kay Copper Mine (Kay Copper Corp property; Buckeye Patented claim; Marietta Patented claim; Harriet Patented claim; Diorite Patented claim; Patented claims 3512 and 3743), Black Canyon City, Black Canyon Mining District, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 3' 36'' North , 112° 9' 34'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Black Canyon City | 2,837 (2011) | 1.4km |
| New River | 14,952 (2011) | 16.2km |
| Anthem | 21,700 (2011) | 21.5km |
| Cordes Lakes | 2,633 (2011) | 28.0km |
| Spring Valley | 1,148 (2011) | 31.6km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Black Canyon City Rock Club | Black Canyon City, Arizona | 1km |
| Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral Club | Anthem, Arizona | 21km |
A former underground Cu-Au-Ag-Pb-Zn mine located about 1 mile South of Canon, on the Agua Fria River, near the mouth of Black Canyon Creek at 1,850 feet of altitude. Owned by the Kay Copper Corp. of Phoenix. Discovered 1910. Produced 1910 to 1966. Claims extend into the E½E½SW¼ of sec. 4 and the N½ of sec. 9.
Mineralization is a lens-shaped ore body. The country rock is more or less fissile chloritic schist striking N.20ºE. & dipping 70º WNW. The schist is comprised of a fine-grained quartz mosaic with much foliated chlorite & some rutile. Ore control was stratigraphy. Ore concentration was oxidation at near surface. Alteration is chloritization and sericitization.
Area structures include foliation and some bedding that trend N20E.
Workings include an older incline 600 feet deep with crosscuts on the West side the river & a newer 1,500 foot deep shaft on the East side. 15,045 feet of tunnels & shafts plus 17,906 feet of exploratory diamond drill holes (1925).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
10 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 Description: Occurs replacing schist. |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Description: Occurs as veinlets traversing schist. |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Description: Foliated in schist. References: |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: Occurs as veinlets traversing schist. |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Description: Occurs in schist. References: |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Arsenical Tetrahedrite' Formula: Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](Sb,As)4S13 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | 'var. Arsenical Tetrahedrite' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](Sb,As)4S13 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)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 | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Arsenical Tetrahedrite | Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](Sb,As)4S13 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Arsenical Tetrahedrite | Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](Sb,As)4S13 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Arsenical Tetrahedrite | Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](Sb,As)4S13 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Arsenical Tetrahedrite | Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](Sb,As)4S13 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Arsenical Tetrahedrite | Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](Sb,As)4S13 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Arsenical Tetrahedrite | Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](Sb,As)4S13 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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