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Pine-Zinc Mine

Past Producer in Cochise county in Arizona, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046197
MRDS ID M241040
Record type Site
Current site name Pine-Zinc Mine
Alternate or previous names Pursely
Related records 10258596

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.30231, 31.95374 (WGS84)
Elevation 1890
Relative position UNSURVEYED, 1 MILE NE OF DOWNINGS PASS, 1.5 MILES SW OF SHAW PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochise(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rustler Park(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 030E 17 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • NW 1/4 SEC 17, UTM EST

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Bisbee Group
    Rock description Bisbee Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.30231, 31.95374
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Tertiary Volcanic And Intrusive Event Associated With District Mineralization. Bisbee Beds Overall Strike Nw, Dip 20-50sw In Region

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • OXIDIZED LEAD-ZINC MINERALIZATION, PROBABLY ALONG FRACTURE ZONE CUTTING CRETACEOUS BEDS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name California District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Pursely
    First year 1973

Comments on the production information

  • ABOUT 365 TONS OF ORE PRODUCED DURING 1947 TO 1949

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • OPERATORS INCLUDED SALVADOR RAMIREZ AND RAYMOND RAE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 54.

  • Deposit

    COOPER, 1959, USGS MAP MF-213

  • Production

    KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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