Copper Plate Mine, Whetstone Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Copper Plate Mine | Mine |
| Whetstone Mining District | Mining District |
| Pima County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 46' 4'' North , 110° 27' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Elgin | 161 (2011) | 13.4km |
| Whetstone | 2,617 (2017) | 13.8km |
| Huachuca City | 1,755 (2017) | 19.8km |
| Pimaco Two | 682 (2011) | 20.3km |
| Sonoita | 818 (2015) | 20.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 28km |
Mindat Locality ID:
36355
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36355:9
GUID (UUID V4):
98645139-0985-4006-af10-aeaa4b9be3d0
Ref.: Johnson, A.L. (1958) Arizona Department of Mining and Mineral Resources Field Engineers Report on the Copper Plate Mine, 1 p.
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 145 (Table 4).
McColly, R.A., and Scott, D.C. (1982) Mineral investigation of the Whetstone Roadless Area, Cochise and Pima Counties, Arizona: U.S. Bureau of Mines Mineral Land Assessment Open File Report MLA 129-82, 22 p.: 6, 12.
Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals, 2nd. Edition, Arizona Department of Mines & Minerals Mineral Report 4, 185 pp.
Chatman, M.L. (1994) U.S. Bureau of Mines Open File Report Mineral Land Assessment (MLA) 2-94: 10-11.
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10026768, MRDS ID #M000168; and, Dep. ID #10113401, MAS ID #0040190177.
A former small surface Cu-Ag-Silica mine. Produced 1957-1958.
A Cu-Ag-Silica mine located in central E½ sec. 24, T.19S., R.18E., in the Whetstone Mountains (previously the Mine Canyon District), 17 miles SW of Benson, Cochise Co. First produced 1957. Owned/operated by International Mines of NV (1958); Mrs. Henrietta E. Miller.
Mineralization is spotty copper minerals, mostly oxidized, in Cretaceous sediments (porous sandstone), intruded by Laramide rhyodacite intrusives. Strong faulting in the area.
Operations include open pit mining for smelter flux. Produced about 1,600 tons of ore as smelter flux, containing an average of about 1.2% Cu and 0.6 oz. Ag/T, during 1957-1958.
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10026768 |
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- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
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