Maricopa Mine (Apociram claim; Katherine claim; Ophir No. 3 claim; Opoeiram claim), New River Mesa, Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 52' 48'' North , 111° 57' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cave Creek | 5,341 (2017) | 5.3km |
| Carefree | 3,610 (2017) | 7.6km |
| New River | 14,952 (2011) | 16.6km |
| Anthem | 21,700 (2011) | 17.1km |
| Deer Valley | 165,656 (2018) | 27.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral Club | Anthem, Arizona | 17km |
| Black Canyon City Rock Club | Black Canyon City, Arizona | 27km |
| Mineralogical Society of Arizona | Paradise Valley, Arizona | 39km |
| Rockhounds West Club | Phoenix, Arizona | 49km |
‡Ref.: The Resources of Arizona - A Manual of Reliable Information Concerning the Territory, compiled by Patrick Hamilton (1881), Prescott, AZ: 76; Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 164; Lewis (1920), Engr. Min. Jour.: 110: 713-716; AZ Bur. Mines file data; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) data files; AZ Bur. Geol. Min. Tech. - US Bur. Mines file data; USGS 7.5 minute New River Mesa topo. map; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) Maricopa Mine file; Bur. Land Mgmt. Mining Dist. sheet; Elsing, M.J. & R.E.S. Heineman (1936), Arizona metal production, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 140; Koschmann, A. & Bergend; MRDS files #10027304 & 10113784.
A former underground Au-Cu-Ag-Pb-Mo-V-Zn mine located a few miles North of Cave reek P.O., adjacent to the Phoenix property on the South. Discovered 1882. Last production 1970. Owned by A.S. Lewis (1934).
Mineralization is an altered schist intruded by dikes of granite porphyry and rhyolite porphyry. The oreshoot is from 6 to 8 feet wide and contains gold at about 0.5% Mo and a little vanadium. The ore is in quartz in silicified brecciated zones striking N with a steep dip. Ore pinches and swells rapidly. Alteraton is silicification. Host rocks are Deception rhyolite and quartz porphyry.
Openings are some 600 feet of workings to 100 feet deep. Production was some 5,000 tons of ore valued at $15 ton (before 1900).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au Description: Occurs associated with fine-grained, grayish quartz in silicified, brecciated zones of Northward strike & steep dip. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Vanadinite Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Vanadinite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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Maricopa Mine, New River Mesa, Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA