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Long Shot Mine Group

Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026922
MRDS ID M001078
Record type Site
Current site name Long Shot Mine Group
Related records 10161811

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.34319, 31.54457 (WGS84)
Elevation 1173
Relative position 2 MILES S OF ARIVACA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Arivaca(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Brawley Wash(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Coronado National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 022S 010E 05 CENTER Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) Jurassic volcanic rocks
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1925
Year of last production 1966

Mining district

District name Arivaca District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Coronado National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1974
    Period 1900 - 1974
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^21 Oz Ag/Ton, 5 % Pb, 1 % Cu, Trace Au.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Lead Lead 5wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 593g/mt
    Minor Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION SINCE EARLY 1900'S.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT WORKINGS.

Comments on development

  • OPERAOTRS INCLUDED T.H. BURRIS AND SONS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 106

  • Production

    ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 106

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1979 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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