Arizona · Gila County
Producer

Cyprus Miami

Gila County, Arizona, United States
CopperMolybdenumSilverGoldRhodiumZincLeadPGE
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryRhodium, Zinc, Lead, PGE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePorphyry Cu-Mo
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
WorkingsSurface, Surface/Underground
Orebody formIrregular
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Bornite, Brochantite, Covellite, Cuprite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Molybdenite, Silver
GangueQuartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Schist · "Schultze Granite", "Pinal Schist"
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1915
Discovery year1872
Identification
Deposit ID10186051
MRDS IDD000316
Alternate namesBluebird, Inspiration, Live Oak, Thornton, Joe Bush, Ox Hide, Miami Mine, Globe, Red Hill, Brisbee, Miami Inspiration
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates33.40818, -110.88679
References
Arizona Pay Dirt. Inspiration Predicts Profit Soon From Newsx-Ew Plant After Strike Ends. August 1980, P.4.Arizona Pay Dirt. Inspiration Raising Production ReducingArizona Pay Dirt. Inspiration To Spend Record $70 MillionEngineering And Mining Journal. Polyethylene Pipe Plays KeyHudson Bay Mining And Smelting Co. 1980 Annual Report.Bilson, E., A.J. Savely, And J. Housewert. HydrometallurgySkillings Mining Review. Cyprus Minerals Plans To BuyTimmers, J., J. Fountain, And J. Housewert. New HydrometLachapelle, G.W., Dyas, J.S., Cyprus Miami Property OverviewLa Chapelle, G. W. And J. S. Dya. Cyprus Miami PropertyCyprus Amax Minerals Co., News Release, 1/27/94, 1pp.Mining Record, V 106/N 28, 7/12/95, P.7.Abm File Data.Elsing And Heineman, 1936, Arizona Bureau Of Mines Bulletin 140.Simmons And Reed, 1962, Az Geol Soc 13th Field Conf-Mogollon Rim.Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company Annual Report, 1966.Phillips, K.A., Beard, R.R., Niemuth, N.J., And Bain, D.R., 1991, Active Mines In Arizona--1992: Arizona Department Of Mines And Mineral Resources Directory 39, 20 P.Arizona Department Of Mines And Mineral Resources, 1989, Directory Of Active Mines In Arizona, Incorporating Sand And Gravel Operations--1989-90: Arizona Department Of Mines And Mineral Resources Directory 36, 14 P.The Porter GeoConsultancy webpages for the Miami Inspiration deposit contain detailed descriptions of the geology. Accessed on 7/27/2010 http://www.portergeo.com.au/index.aspOlmstead, H.W., and Johnson, D.W., 1966, Inspiration geology, in Titley, S.R., and Hicks, C.L., eds., Geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 143?150.Peterson,N P,1962, Geology and Ore Deposits Of The Globe-Miami district, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 342, 151 p.\nRansome,F L,1919, The Copper Deposits Of Ray and Miami, Ari-Reed,E F, and Simmons,W W,1962, Geological Notes On The Miami-Sheffer,H W and Evans,L G,1968, Copper Leaching Practices InSeedorff, E., Barton, M. , Stavast, W. and Maher D., 2008, Root Zones of Porphyry Systems: Extending the Porphyry Model to Depth: Econ. Geol. Vol 103 no, 5.Hammer, D.F., and Peterson, D.W., 1968, Geology of the Magma mine area, Arizona, in Ridge, J.D., ed., Ore Deposits of the United States, 1933?1967 (Graton-Sales Volume): New York, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, v. 2, p. 1282?1310Breitrick, R.A., and Lenzi, G.W., 1987, Pinto Valley copper deposit: Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch, Special Paper 5, p. 260?265Sell, J.D., 1995, Discovery of a deep (3500 feet) unexposed porphyry copper deposit at Superior East, Pinal County, Arizona: Arizona Geological Society Digest 20, p. 373?395Manske, S.L., and Paul, A.H., 2002, Geology of a major new porphyry copper center in the Superior (Pioneer) district, Arizona: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, v. 97, p. 197?220Maher, D.J., Stavast, W.J.A., Barton, M.D., and Seedorff, E., 2005, A view of the roots of a productive Laramide porphyry copper system exposed in the Globe-Miami district, Arizona [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, no. 7, p. 164Stavast, W.J.A., 2006, Three-dimensional evolution of magmatic hydrothermal systems, Schultze Granite and Ruby Star Granodiorite, Arizona: Unpublished Ph. D. dissertation, University of Arizona, 414 p.\n\nCreasey S C 1980 - Chronology of intrusion and deposition of porphyry copper ores, Globe-Miami district, Arizona: in Econ. Geol. v75 pp 830-844\nCimriDayton, S,1974; Inspiration'S Design For Clean Air: Eng andMcmahon,A D,1965, Copper: A Materials Survey: Us BuminesPaydirt, Aug. 25, 1975, P. 46. (Water Source)Coakley,G J,1976, Selenium, In Mineral Facts and ProblemsArizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources 2007 Report. Accessed 15-JUL-2009\nhttp://www.admmr.state.az.us/Info/mining_update2007.pdfSkillings Mining Review, Nov 24, 1973, P18. (Joe BushMining Business Digest. May 1994. P. 5.Cyprus Amax Minerals Co., 1993 Form 10-K, P.7.Cyprus Amax Minerals Co., 1994 Form 10-K, P.2.Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, Form 10-K. December 31, 1995.Dayton,S and Jackson,D, 1974, Mining Program Aims At GrowthHardwick,W R,1963, Mining Methods and Costs, Inspiration Con-Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company. 1960-1977 AnnualWorld Mines Register. 1976/77 Edition, Published By World