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Moore Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039388
MRDS ID M050014
Record type Site
Current site name Moore Mine
Related records 10233959

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.07483, 32.1104 (WGS84)
Elevation 1562
Relative position 3/4 MI NW OF TOWN OF JOHNSON; 1.8 KM SE OF JOHNSON PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochise(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dragoon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tucson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tucson(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Cochise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 015S 022E 23 SW4 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • 1000 FT E OF MAMMOTH MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary
Tungsten Critical Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE IN WHITE TACTITE HAD CU:ZN=1:1. ORE CONTAINED SEVERAL PERCENT OF EACH METAL. EARLY ORES CONTAINED UP TO 20% CU WITH VERY LITTLE ZN

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Recrystallization, Garnetization, Tactite, Minor Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Texas Canyon Quartz Monzonite
    Rock description Texas Canyon Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Tertiary
    Chronological age 53
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Abrigo Formation; Martin Formation
    Rock description Abrigo Formation; Martin Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.07483, 32.1104
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nnw Tert Block Faulting, Thrust Faults Overriding To Ne
Type of structure Local
Structure description Flexures Related To N Trending Folds, Drag On Faults, Changes In D Ip Of Beds, Complex Block Faulting

Ore body information

  • General form CHIMNEYS, LENSES
    Strike NW
    Dip 20-40 NE
    Plunge N10W
    Thickness 21.34M
    Length 182.88M
    Width 53.34M
    Depth to top 114.3M
    Depth to bottom 160.02M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults And Fissures Along Axes Of Shallow Folds, Garnetized Limesto Ne, White Tactite

Comments on the geologic information

  • SOME HYPOGENE ENRICHMENT IN AN AREA OF COMPLEX BLOCK FAULTING. ORE BOUNDARIES ARE PLANE SURFACES PARALLEL TO BEDS. LONG AXES OF ORE BODI ES CONTROLLED BY FAULT FISSURES OR FOLDS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1947
Year of first production 1951

Mining district

District name Cochise District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Coronado Copper And Zinc Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1969
    Period 1951-1969
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^2.5% Cu, 6.5% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 7wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • SHUT DOWN IN 1957 BECAUSE OF FALL IN METAL PRICES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 243.84M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT CONNECTS TO MAMMOTH WORKINGS. EXTENSIVE WORKINGS 400, 500, & 600 LEVELS. LARGE 'A' OREBODY OF MOORE MINE IS SITUATED ABOUT 1000 F T E OF MAMMOTH MINE

Comments on development

  • PREVIOUS OWNERS INCLUDE STRONG AND HARRIS, MCFARLAND AND HULLINGE R, STAUFFER MINING CO. MOORE MINE WAS THE ONLY ACTIVE MINE IN THE JOHN SON CAMP AREA FROM 1952-1957. FAVORABLE EXPLORATION TARGETS EXIST IN O FFSET FAULTS. PROBLEMS EXIST IN DETERMINING SEQUENCE OF FAULTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COOPER & SILVER, 1964, USGS PP 416

  • Deposit

    COOPER, 1950, ABM BULL 156

  • Deposit

    COOPER & HUFF, 1951, ECON GEOL, V.46 NO.7 P. 731-756

  • Deposit

    KEITH, 1973, ABM BULL 187

  • Deposit

    ABM FILE DATA

  • Deposit

    LIVINGSTON ET AL, 1967, JGR, V.72, P. 1361-1375

  • Production

    KEITH, 1973, P.58; COOPER & SILVER, 1964, P. 163

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CHIMNEYS 50 TO 175 FT WIDE PARALLEL TO BEDDING, AND 30 TO 60 FT T HICK PERPENDICULAR TO THE BEDS. THERE WERE 4 MAJOR ORE BODIES
Deposit THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M050014 WITH RE CORD M030575 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEOD ORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1983 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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