Mine detail: Copperopolis Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

34.0795, -112.4638

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Secondary:	Lead, Silver, Gold
Ore:	Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Galena
Gangue:	Barite, Hematite, Quartz
Other material:	Limonite

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host type:	Schist,Amphibole Schist,Rhyolite
Associated type:	Rhyolite,Granite
Structure:	Foliation In Precambrian Schist Trends N20e To N50e. Tertiary Volcanics Dip Ne, Strike Nw, Veins Parallel Low-Angle (Less Than 50 Deg Dip) Faults Which Trend Nw
Alteration processes:	Minor Fe-Staining

References

MRDS	M003266
DEP	10109042
Reference	{Deposit:: USGS BULL 782, P. 186}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Gere, W., Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.), Dewitt, Ed H.