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Herschel Mine

Past Producer in Cochise county in Arizona, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Manganese
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027021
MRDS ID M001734
Record type Site
Current site name Herschel Mine
Related records 10234221

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.07316, 31.70485 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/2 MI. SW OF TOMBSTONE, ARIZ. 500 FT N OF OLD GUARD SHAFT, 500 FT W OF INGERSOL SHAFT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochise(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tombstone(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper San Pedro(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 20S 22E 11 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • SW 1/4 SEC 11. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Manganese Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.07316, 31.70485
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Northern Extent Of Lucky Cuss Fault Zone, Trends Nne At Shaft

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissures Associated With Lucky Cuss Fault Nne, And Ne Fissure System. Fault Mineralized Near Junction With Fissures

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE AT INTERSECTION OF THE LUCKY CUSS FAULT ZONE WITH "NORTHEAST" FISSURES AND IN BEDDED REPLACEMENT BODIES IN NACO GROUP LIMESTONE BENEATH BEDDING PLANE SLIPS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1905
Year of last production 1935

Mining district

District name Tombstone District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hershel Mining Co.

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION UP TO 1930'S

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 0.789HA
    Length 670.56M
    Overall depth 167.64M
    Overall length 91.44M
    Overall width 91.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS ARE DEEPER THAN SIDE AND ARE ON 6 LEVELS. STOPING EXTENSIVE

Comments on development

  • OPERATORS INCLUDED J.H. MACIA, DOUGLAS AND H.J. GRAY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ABM BULL 143, 1938, P. 78

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL. 710, 1920, PL. 5

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S. B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 76.

  • Production

    KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE AT INTERSECTION OF FAULT ZONE WITH FISSURES AND IN LIMESTONE BENEATH BEDDING PLANE SLIPS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Gere, W. Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology
Updater 01-NOV-1981 Gest, Don E. U.S. Geological Survey

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