Little Giant Mine groups (American Flag group; Cash Entry group; Vindicator group), Cunningham Pass Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 57' 34'' North , 113° 33' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
33433
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33433:5
GUID (UUID V4):
d13b875a-b96c-4f4c-bc5d-efd70a126901
‡Ref.: Keith, Stanton B. (1978) State of Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 192, Index of Mining Properties in Yuma County, Arizona: 144 (Table 4).
Keith, S.B., Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10162311, MAS ID #0040120315; and, Dep. ID #10259281, MAS ID #0040120024.
A former underground Cu-Au-Ag-Fe-Ba mine located in the SE¼ sec. 12, T7N, R13W, on land of unknown status. Owned at times, or in part, by Wendondale Gold Mining Co.; Vindicator Mining Co.; Black Giant Mines Co.; Jones; Cooper; and the Marvel Mining Co. Owned and operated by the Black Giant Mines Co. of Arizona; and, by the Marvel Mining Co. (1954).
Mineralization is spotty, high-grade copper ores with gold, associated with hematite, quartz, calcite and barite in NW-striking fissure veins along a major fault zone, cutting a Precambrian granite-gneiss complex. Ore consists of copper oxides and sulfides in high-grade, narrow streaks and some disseminated sulfides in a cross-cutting diorite dike.
Workings include a shaft & tunnel operations worked sporadically from early 1900's to 1954. Produced over 500 tons of ore averaging about 14.6% Cu, 0.2 oz. Au/T, and 0.5 oz. Ag/T.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Description: In high-grade narrow streaks. |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Description: In high-grade narrow streaks. |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Description: In high-grade, narrow streaks. |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10162311 |
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Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- La Paz County
- Cunningham Pass Mining District
- Little Giant Mine groups (American Flag group; Cash Entry group; Vindicator group)
- Cunningham Pass Mining District
- La Paz County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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- Arizona
- Harcuvar MountainsMountain Range
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