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Old Hopkins Mine (Buster Mine; Buster MS 2091 Patented claims), Prescott quadrangle, Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Old Hopkins Mine (Buster Mine; Buster MS 2091 Patented claims)Mine
Prescott quadrangleQuadrangle
Yavapai CountyCounty
ArizonaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 42' 3'' North , 112° 16' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.70111,-112.26694
GeoHash:
G#: 9w0jmm1sw
GRN:
N24W66
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Prescott Valley42,197 (2017)11.1km
Jerome456 (2017)15.0km
Chino Valley11,137 (2017)18.2km
Dewey-Humboldt3,894 (2011)19.2km
Clarkdale4,240 (2017)20.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Prescott Gem & Mineral ClubPrescott Valley, Arizona11km
Mingus Gem & Mineral ClubCottonwood, Arizona24km
Verde River RockhoundsCottonwood, Arizona24km
Sedona Gem & Mineral ClubSedona, Arizona50km
Mindat Locality ID:
56833
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:56833:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former underground Au-Cu-Ag mine located in sec. 9, T.15N., R.1E., Prescott Valley north. Claims extend into secs. 4, 8, 9, 16 & 17.

Mineralization is a tabular ore body. An associated rock unit is the Prescott Granodiorite. Ore control was faulting and shearing. Ore concentration was oxidation and enrichment at near surface. Alteration was noted as minor.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

U.S. Bureau of Mines - Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mining Technology file data.
USGS Prescott Valley N Quadrangle map.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Mining District Sheet 21.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10027184, MRDS ID #M002398; and Dep. ID #10113815, MAS ID #0040250938.
Lindgren, W. (1926), Ore deposits of the Jerome and Bradshaw Mountains quadrangles, Arizona, USGS Bull. 782: 101.
Krieger, M.H. (1965), Geology of the Prescott and Paulden quadrangles, Arizona, USGS PP 467: 111.
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