Arizona · Yavapai County
Producer

Bagdad

Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
CopperCopper SulfideSilverMolybdenumGoldLeadZincSemiprecious GemstoneTitaniumMetalRhodium
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Copper Sulfide
SecondarySilver, Molybdenum, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Semiprecious Gemstone, Titanium, Metal, Rhodium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePorphyry Cu
Model53: Porphyry Cu
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formBLANKET
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Silver, Azurite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockAndesite,Meta-Rhyolite,Rhyolite,Diorite · "Bridle Formation of the Yavapai Series", "Dick Rhyolite"
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1906
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10162326
MRDS IDM003467
Alternate namesBagdad Mine, Bagdad Copper Corp.
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates34.58474, -113.20857
References
Barra, F., Ruiz, J., Ryan, M. and Titley, S.R., 2002, A Re-Os study of sulfide minerals from the Bagdad porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, northern Arizona, USA; Mineralium Deposita, v. 38, p. 585-596.Bouse, R.M., Ruiz, J., Titley, S.R., Tosdal, R.M., and Wooden, J.L., 1999, Lead isotope compositions of Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary igneous rocks and sulfide minerals in Arizona: implications for the sources of plutons and metals in porphyry copperMcCandless, T.E., and Ruiz, J., 1993, Rhenium-osmium evidence for regional mineralization in southwestern North America: Science, v. 261, p. 1282-1286.Apland,Ken. Cyprus Bagdad Copper Company 1970-1977. Historic Highlights. Arizona A.I.M.E. Spring Meeting, Bagdad,Ariz. April 1978. 5 Pp.Bagdad Mine Story. Arizona Bureau Of Mineral Resources (Unpublished) April 1957, 7 Pp.World Mining. Sept. 1981, P. 49, and Sept. 1982, P. 69. (1977-1981 Production)Bagdad Considering Five Fold Expansion, Concentrator And New Smelter. Pay Dirt Magazine. April 24, 1972. P 1,4-5.Bagdad'S Expansion Is Largest Single Project Ever Undertaken By Cyprus Mines. Pay Dirt Magazine. April 26, 1976. P 6-7.Bonnis,R J And J E Nelson, Cyprus Bagdad'S $240 Million Expansion Boosts Production To 40 000 Stpd. Mining Engr.April 1978, P 351-354.Cyprus Bagdad'S $240 Million Expansion Nearing Rated Production. Pay Dirt Magazine. March 1978. P 1,4-9.Arizona Pay Dirt. Standard Oil Merges Cyprus Into Amoco. July 1980, P. 74.Burgin, L. B. The Mineral Industry Of Arizona. Ch. In Bumines Minerals Yearbook 1981 (Centennial Edition), V. 2,Pp. 55-73.Standard Oil Company (Indiana). 1980 Annual Report. Pp. 19And 45, 1981 Annual Report. P. 20.World Mining. Arizona, In What'S Going On In World Mining November 1981, P. 80.Skillings' Mining Review, 5-22-93, P.4-7.Pay Dirt, 9-93, P.4a-5a.The Mining Record, 8-93, P.22.Cyprus Amax Minerals Company News Release, 1-27-94.The Mining Record, 7-12-95, P.7.Damon, P.E. and Mauger, R.L., 1966, Epeirogeny-orogeny viewed from the Basin and Range Province; Society of Mining Engineers, AIME Transactions, v. 235, p. 99-112.Barra F, Ruiz J, Mathur R, Titley S 2003 - A Re-Os study of sulfide minerals from the Bagdad porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, northern Arizona, USA: in Mineralium Deposita v38 pp 585-596\nAnderson, C.A. (1950), Alteration and metallization in the Bagdad porphyry copper deposit, Arizona, Economic Geology: 45: 609-628.\nMedhi, P.K. (1978) Recent geological developments at the Bagdad porphyry copper deposits, Eureka mining district, Yavapai County, Arizona [abs.], in Jenney, J.P., and Hauck, H.R., eds., Proceedings of the Porphyry Copper Symposium, Tucson, Arizona, March 18-20, 1976: Arizona Geological Society Digest, v. 11, p. 79.\n\nWilson, E.D., et al (1950), Arizona zinc and lead deposits, part I, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 156: 122-125.\nTitley, S. R., 1993, Characteristics of porphyry copper occurrence in the American Southwest; in Kirkham, R.V., Sinclair, W.D., Thorpe, R.I. and Duke, J.M., Mineral Deposit Modeling, Geological Association of Canada, Special Paper 40, p. 433-464.Titley, S.R., 1982, Some features of tectonic history and ore genesis in the Pima mining district, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 387?406.Anderson, C.A., Scholz, E.A., and Strobell, J.D., Jr., 1955, Geology and ore deposits of the Bagdad area, Yavapai County, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 278, 103 p.Nickel News. Issue 32/52. 8/6/97. P.12.Bagdad Copper Builds Sx Plant For Pregnant Leach Solution. World Mining Magazine. May 1969. P 21.Jones, Raymond L Cyprus Bagdad'S Solvent Exchange Process. Mining Engineer. September 1977. P 38-42.How Bagdad Uses Lix To Recover Copper From Dump Leach Solutions. World Mining Magazine. April 1971. P 46-48.Mcgarr, H J Solvent Extraction Stars In Making Ultrapure Copper. Chemical Engineer. August 10,1970. P 82-84.Skillings, David N Bagdad Copper Corporation Dedicates Cathode Refinery In Arizona. Skillings Mining Review.December 19,1970. P 1,8-10.Austin, Alfred G Cyprus Bagdad Copper Company Grinding Section. Arizona A.I.M.E. Spring Meeting, Bagdad,Arizona,May 1978. 19 Pp.Hernandez, Ramon And Ken Apland Cyprus Bagdad Copper Company Tailings Disposal System. Arizona A.I.M.E. Spring Meeting. Bagdad, Arizona. May 1978. 9 Pp.Jackson, Paul E Cyprus Bagdad Copper Company. Electrical And Instrumentation. Arizona A.I.M.E. Spring Meeting. Bagdad, Arizona. May 1978. 15 Pp.Wakefield, Robert E Cyprus Bagdad Copper Company. Mechanical Description Of The Cyprus Bagdad 40 000 Tpd Concentrator. Arizona A.I.M.E. Spring Meeting. Bagdad, Arizona. May 1978. 13 Pp.Winslow, David G Cyprus Bagdad Copper Company Molybdenum Circuit. Arizona A.I.M.E. Spring Meeting. Bagdad, Arizona. April 1978. 3 Pp.Niemi, L. Cyprus Bagdad: Successful Expansion Creates "State-Of-The-Art" Copper-Moly Producer In Northwest Arizona. EandMj, August 1980, Pp. 56-63.Standard Oil Company (Indiana). 1982 Annual Report, Financial And Statistical Supplement. P. 34.Cyprus-Amax Minerals Co. Sec Form 10-K Rept, 12/31/93, P. 7.Cyprus Amax Minerals Co., 1994 10-K, P.2.Cyprus Amax Minerals Co., 1995 10-K, P.2-3.