Arizona · Pinal County
Producer

Old Ripsey Mine

Pinal County, Arizona, United States
SilverCopperGoldLead
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper
SecondaryGold
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiabase,Granite · Ruin Granite
Associated rockDiorite,Rhyodacite
StructureIrregular To Ew Trending Outcrop Of Granodiorite S Of Mine Complexly Faulted Precambrian Sediments 1/4 To 1/2 Mile E Of Mine, Ns Trending Diabase Outcrop, Surrounded By Ruin Granite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Last production1941
Identification
Deposit ID10046293
MRDS IDM241191
Alternate namesRipsey Mine, Ripsey Canyon Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.00342, -110.97486
References
FL RANSOME 1923 USGS GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES, RAY FOLIO P. 23ADMR RIPSEY CANYON MINE FILEABGMT-USBM FILE DATAUSBM-FILE DATA CLUSTER #660USGS GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE GQ-1188, 1975