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Cimarron Mine Group

Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold
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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. Production statistics
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10108964
MRDS ID M000083
Record type Site
Current site name Cimarron Mine Group
Alternate or previous names Bernice, Milton - Sturgess, Verde Groups
Related records 10113356

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.89018, 31.96928 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
Relative position 7 1/2 MILES NW OF LUKEVILLE ON MEXICO BORDER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West of Lukeville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lukeville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lukeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio Sonoyta(hydrologic unit)

Rio Sonoyta(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sonora(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument(National Monument)

National Monument NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 017S 006W 04 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • S CENTER SECTION 4 . ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Strong Chloritic Alteration.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.89018, 31.96928
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Strong Fracture Zone In Schist.

Ore body information

  • General form SPOTTY, IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • In And Around Quartz Stringers.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Montezuma District

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Production statistics

  • Year 1954
    Period 1916 - 1954
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^9 % Cu, 4 Oz Ag/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 127g/mt
    Ore Copper Copper 9wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED IN 1916 - 1917 AND 1951 - 1954 .

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW SHAFTS AND SURFACE CUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN, 189 , P. 129

  • Production

    ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 129 .

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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