Mine detail: Petoskey Group

Previously called 'Apex Copper'

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Location: Coconino County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.70972, -112.24104
dep_id: 10027187
mrds_id: M002409
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Trace mineral: Gold, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite
orebody_fm: FLAT RIBBON-LIKE
work_type: Surface
ore_ctrl: Ore At Intersection Of Favorable Beds (Cherty Sandstone) And Vertical Fissures
Reporter: Jones, Royce (Creasey, S.C.), Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Sandstone,Limestone
Year first produced: 1903
yr_lst_prd: 1963
References:
  • Deposit:: TAINTER, S.L., 1947, APEX COPPER PROPERTY: USBM R. I. 4013.
  • Deposit:: USGS MINERALS YEARBOOK 1902 - 1967.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: USBM R. I. 4013 , MINERALS YEARBOOK
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