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Southern Mine

Past Producer in Cochise county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Silver
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046187
MRDS ID M241025
Record type Site
Current site name Southern Mine
Related records 10234274

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.05483, 32.09595 (WGS84)
Elevation 1478
Relative position APPROX 1 MI SE OF JOHNSON

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 25 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • SW 1/4 SEC 25, UTM EST

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Silver Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Abrigo Formation; Martin Formation
    Rock description Abrigo Formation; Martin Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.05483, 32.09595
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Massive Fracture System, Tert Block Faulting, Tilting Ne

Ore body information

  • General form MANTOS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cochise District, Johnson Camp Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Coronado Copper And Zinc Co, Black Prince Copper Co, Arizona Consolidated Mines Co, Arizona United M
  • Type Operator
    Owner Black Prince Copper Co.
  • Type Operator
    Owner Arizona Consolidated Mines Co.
  • Type Operator
    Owner Arizona United Mining Co.
  • Type Operator
    Owner Arizona United Development Co.

Comments on the production information

  • A FEW HUNDRED TONS OF ORE PRODUCED PRIOR TO 1900.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT AND OPEN CUT WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • PATENTED IN 1882 UNDER THE OWNERSHIP OF THE REPUBLIC MINE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 59.

  • Deposit

    COOPER AND SILVER, 1964, USGS PP 416

  • Production

    KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MOST MANTO DEPOSITS IN THE ABRIGO LIMESTONE ARE PYROMETASOMATIC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1980 Zigler, Jan L. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1981 Rodriguez, Ignacio (Gest, Don E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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