Arizona · Pima County
Past Producer

Copper Plate Mine

Pima County, Arizona, United States
CopperSilverSilica
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Silica
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSPOTTY
Ore controlOre Found As Oxidized Copper In Porous Sandstone
Materials
Ore mineralsQuartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Siltstone,Arkose,Conglomerate
Associated rockRhyodacite
StructureStrong Faulting In The Area.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1957
Last production1958
Identification
Deposit ID10026768
MRDS IDM000168
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.76791, -110.46345
References
KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN, 189, P. 145.ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRIABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 145