Arizona · Pinal County
Past Producer

Blue Copper Mine

Pinal County, Arizona, United States
CopperGoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlSchist- Granite Contact, Fractures With Veinlets
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Granite · Pinal Schist
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite,Granite · Oracle Granite;Samaniego Quartz Monzonite
StructureFault Along Contact, N20-N30w, 10-30e Dip
AlterationKaolinization, Silicification, Chloritization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1948
Last production1962
Identification
Deposit ID10048323
MRDS IDM899898
Alternate namesDurham Hills Mine, Blue Hill Copper Mine, Big Bull Mine, Busy Bee
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.73093, -111.13291
References
ADMR BLUE COPPER FILEC.F. BARTER, 1962. GEOLOGY OF THE OWL HEAD MINING DISTRICT, PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA. U.A. M.S. THESIS.ABGMT-USBM FILE DATABANKS, N.G., FIELD EXAM, 1976.CIMRI