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Abril Mine

Producer in Cochise county in Arizona, United States with commodities Zinc, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver, Gold, Tungsten, Wollastonite, Asbestos, Bismuth, Beryllium, Lithium, Cadmium, Gallium
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026967
MRDS ID M001415
Record type Site
Current site name Abril Mine
Alternate or previous names Dos Hermanos, Herrera
Related records 10305551

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.99177, 31.90846 (WGS84)
Elevation 2012
Relative position 5 KM ALMOST DUE N OF MT GLENN IN DRAGOON MTS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochise(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cochise Stronghold(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chiricahua Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Willcox Playa(hydrologic unit)

San Pedro-Willcox(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 Cochise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 017S 023E 34 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • S CENTRAL SEC. 34. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Molybdenum Secondary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary
Tungsten Critical Secondary
Wollastonite Tertiary
Asbestos Tertiary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Lithium Critical Tertiary
Cadmium Tertiary
Gallium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Ferrimolybdite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Wollastonite Ore
Chrysotile Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Stronghold Granite
    Rock description Stronghold Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Naco Group Limestone
    Rock description Naco Group Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.99177, 31.90846
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault N30 To 45w Brings Quartzite On The Sw Against Limestone On Ne. Bedding Plane Faults, Ne 25-45, And Minor Ne Fissures

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Length 243.84M
    Depth to top 15.24M
    Depth to bottom 45.72M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Beneath Bedding Plane Faults And Associated With Fissures

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE IN A TACTITE ZONE IN LIMESTONE CUT BY GRANITIC INTRUSIVE AND RHYOLITE PORPHYRY DIKES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1953

Mining district

District name Middle Pass District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sherwood B. Owens
    First year 1952

Comments on the production information

  • NEARLY 30,000 TONS OF ZINC-COPPER ORE PRODUCED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 1914 BUT MAINLY DURING 1945-1952.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Area 2.628HA
    Length 914.4M
    Overall depth 60.96M
    Overall length 365.76M
    Overall width 76.2M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS, TUNNELS ON 5 LEVELS, NUMEROUS STOPES AND WINZES. TUNNELS OPEN AT ELEVATIONS RANGING FROM 5320 FT TO 6441 FT

Comments on development

  • GOVERNMENT EXPLORATION LOAN FOR DRIFTING, RAISING AND DRILLING GRANTED IN EARLY 1950'S; 10 UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN 1952. PREVIOUS OPERATORS INCLUDE BARGIN MINES INC, SHATTUCK DENN MINING CO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM FILES.

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 68.

  • Deposit

    USGS MR-22, P. 4.

  • Deposit

    ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.

  • Deposit

    PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.

  • Deposit

    PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REPLACEMENT IN IMPURE LIMESTONE.
Deposit THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D002977 OF J. W. HASLER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1981 Gest, Don E. Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology
Updater 01-NOV-1992 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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