Crackerjack Mine (Cracker Jack Mine; Copper King Mine; Carney property), Crackerjack Mesa, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 17' 4'' North , 111° 25' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| East Verde Estates | 170 (2017) | 5.4km |
| Payson | 15,345 (2017) | 10.6km |
| Mesa del Caballo | 765 (2011) | 11.5km |
| Pine | 1,963 (2011) | 11.6km |
| Oxbow Estates | 217 (2011) | 13.5km |
A former underground Cu-Ag-Au-Pb mine located on 15 claims in the SW¼NE¼ sec. 22, T11N, R9E, ¾ of a mile S of Cracker Jack Mesa, 1½ miles NW of White Mountain, on National Forest land. Produced 1942-1956. Owned by W.D. Heath. Operators included Robert and Gary Ward Management and Development Co.; and, Mr. William O. Haley.
Mineralization is a vein about 4 feet wide and contains lenses, sometimes cut off by cross fractures. No detailed geologic map (see Conway, 1976, for regional geology).
Workings include a drift on the vein 350 feet long, about 150 feet down from top of the hill; a 45 foot deep shaft on the vein about 90 feet deep at the top of the hill; and a raise to 100 feet down the tunnel mouth about 45 feet.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046311 |
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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
USA
- Arizona
- Mazatzal MountainsMountain Range
- Tonto National ForestForest
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