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O. K. Mine

Past Producer in Cochise county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Zinc
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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. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039382
MRDS ID M050005
Record type Site
Current site name O. K. Mine
Related records 10258588

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.06149, 32.09651 (WGS84)
Elevation 1503
Relative position 1/3 MILE SE OF TOWN 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

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation Of Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Texas Canyon
    Rock description Texas Canyon
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Tertiary
    Chronological age 53
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Abrigo Formation; Martin Formation
    Rock description Abrigo Formation; Martin Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.06149, 32.09651
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Tertiary Block Faults Trending Nw ; Reg.Trends: Late Cretaceous Or Early Tertiary N And Ne Trending Folds And Thrust Faults Overriding To Ne.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Small Faults And Fissure Strike N30w To N70w

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 0.1M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Small Faults And Fissures

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SMALL FISSURES AND FAULTS ARE MINERALIZED. REPLACEMENT OCCURS IN LIMESTONE BEDS. POCKETS OF IRON OXIDE ARE FOUND IN CONJUNCTION WITH OXIDIZED COPPER MINERALS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1921

Mining district

District name Cochise District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Keystone Copper Mining Co.

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION DATA INCLUDED UNDER KEYSTONE (BANNER)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 0.59HA
    Length 152.4M
    Overall depth 67.97M
    Overall length 117.35M
    Overall width 53.34M

Comments on the workings information

  • SMALL STOPES. WATER IN WORKINGS THE OK SHAFT IS AN INCLINE WITH AN AVERAGE INCLINATION OF 34 DEG AND MEASURES 385 FT FROM COLLAR TO BOTTOM. THE OK MINE IS NEAR THE NW BOUNDARY OF THE KEYSTONE PROPERTY AND 1800 FT SE OF THE REPUBLIC SHAFT. AT A DEPTH OF 330 FT ALONG THE INCLINE, THE SHAFT INTERSECTED A STEEP NW STRIKING VEIN, 1-4 INCHES THICK. THIS VEIN HAS BEEN EXPLORED BY A DRIFT 150 FT LONG AND A WINZE 10 FT DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COOPER, J.R., AND SILVER, L.T., 1964, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 416.

  • Deposit

    COOPER, J.R., 1950, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, GEOL. SER. 18, BULL 156.

  • Deposit

    LIVINGSTON, MAUGER, BENNETT, AND LAUGHLIN, 1967, JGR, V. 72, P. 1361-1375.

  • Deposit

    ROMSLO, T.M. 1949, INVESTIGATION OF KEYSTONE AND ST. GEORGE COPPER ZINC DEPOSITS, COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4504, 21 P.

  • Deposit

    1945 GEOLMAP E.D. WILSON, ARIZ. BUREAU MINES, MAPPED MINE

  • Deposit

    1947 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU MINES, TWO HOLES DRILLED

  • Production

    COOPER & SILVER 1964

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NEAR THE SURFACE A SMALL ORE BODY APPROX 6 FEET THICK HAS BEEN MINED OUT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Bergquist, Joel R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1981 Rodriguez, Ignacio (Gest, Don E.) Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology

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