Mine detail: Smith Mine

Previously called 'Last Chance & Copper Coin'

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Location: Yuma County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 32.4812, -114.00327
dep_id: 10027227
mrds_id: M002550
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Minor mineral: Silver, Gold
Trace mineral: Iron, Molybdenum
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chrysocolla, Gold, Hematite
gangue: Gypsum, Jarosite
orebody_fm: LINEAR
ore_ctrl: 3 Ft Wide Brecciated Zone Striking N33w, Dipping 60e
Reporter: Gere, W., Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.)
hrock_type: Gneiss
arock_type: Pegmatite
Structure: Here, The Granite Is Extensively Jointed And Contains A Few Small Pegmatite Dikes
References:
  • Deposit:: WILSON, E.D.; 1933; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 167
  • Deposit:: KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 160
  • Deposit:: WALLABY ENTERPRISES, TUCSON, AZ, MINING DISTRICT DATA BASE FILE
  • Deposit:: ABGMT FILE DATA
  • Production:: KEITH, S.B., 1978.
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