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Shannon Copper Belle Mine

Producer in Cochise county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Lead
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10009822
MRDS ID D003055
Record type Site
Current site name Shannon Copper Belle Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.85065, 31.75013 (WGS84)
Elevation 1506

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochise(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Turquoise Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chiricahua Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Whitewater Draw(hydrologic unit)

Rio De Bavispe(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sonora(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 019S 025E 32 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Bolsa Quartzite;Abrigo Limestone
    Rock description Bolsa Quartzite;Abrigo Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.85065, 31.75013
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Turquoise District

Production statistics

  • Year 1918
    Period 1912 - 1918
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 45g/mt
    Ore Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILSON, E. D., GEOL. OF COURTLAND, GLEESON REGION, ARIZ. BULL. 123.

  • Deposit

    ARIZONA BULL. 187.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1978 Hasler, J. William 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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