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Johnson Mine

Producer in Cochise county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Molybdenum, Beryllium, Tungsten, Wollastonite
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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. Production statistics
  19. Reserves and resources
  20. Workings at the site
  21. Links to other databases
  22. Bibliographic references
  23. General comments
  24. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039384
MRDS ID M050007
Record type Site
Current site name Johnson Mine
Alternate or previous names Climax Shaft, Johnson Camp Mine, Cyprus Johnson Deposit, Burro Pit, Coronado Copper & Zinc Co., Republic, Mammoth, Peabody, Copper Chief
Related records 10112670, 10160924

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.06372, 32.1104 (WGS84)
Elevation 1509
Relative position 1/2 MILE NNE 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 26,23 SE4 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • USBM GIVES LOCATION AS 32-06-10N, 110-04-05W. INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1992)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Lead Secondary
Gold Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Wollastonite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Aurichalcite Ore
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Powellite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tenorite Ore
Wollastonite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Diopside Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Jarosite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sphene Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Quartz Veining Of Quartz Monzonite With Muscovite-Silica-Pyrite And Argillic Envelopes; Sericitization

Analytical data

Result 0.1-0.4% CU

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.06372, 32.1104
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw Tert Block Faulting
Type of structure Local
Structure description Republic Fault, Massive Fracture Systems Trending Ne, E, And Nw

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED, TABULAR
    Strike N45W
    Dip 37E
    Thickness 700M
    Length 610M
    Width 200M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Favorable Beds Intersected By Faults, Protrusions Of Texas Canyon Quartz Monzonite Into Sedimentary Rocks

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1880
Year of first production 1881

Mining district

District name Cochise District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Arimetco International, Inc.
    First year 1994

Production statistics

  • Year 1930
    Period 1901-1930
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^9.9% Cu, 5.2 Oz/T Ag (1912-1930)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 10wt-pct
    Ore Silver Silver 147g/mt
  • Year 1978
    Period 1956-1978
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^ 12.5% Cu (1905)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 13wt-pct
  • Year 1984
    Period 1979-1984
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^4 Toz Au/St, 1.67% Cu, 6.1% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 6wt-pct
    Major Ore Copper Copper 2wt-pct
    Ore Gold Gold 113g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • ABGMT-USBM FIGURES INCLUDE ALL PRODUCTION IN THE DISTRICT FROM 1959-1968. HEAP AND DUMP LEACHING OPERATION.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 1780000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.4 wt-pct Copper Major 1985
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 1133000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.45 wt-pct Copper Major 1983

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 365.76M
    Overall depth 259.08M

Comments on the workings information

  • PROPERTY IS OPENED BY A 460 FT SHAFT AND A 640 FT WINZE WHICH IS SUNK ON A 40 DEG. ANGLE. AN 18 FT SULFIDE VEIN CARRYING 1% CU HAS BEEN OPENED IN THE WINZE. IN 1992, WORKED BY HEAP AND DUMP LEACHING.

Comments on development

  • JOHNSON COPPER DEVELOPMENT CO, CORONADO COPPER & ZINC CO (1973), AND CYPRUS JOHNSON COPPER CO. (1988) WERE PAST OPERATORS. ; ECON.COM: CAPACITY IS 30,000 LB CU PER DAY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COOPER & SILVER, 1964, USGS PP 416.

  • Deposit

    COOPER, 1950, ABM BULL 156.

  • Deposit

    KEITH, 1973, ABM BULL 187.

  • Deposit

    CLAYTON, 1978, AZ GEOL SOC DIGEST, V. 11, P. 17-24.

  • Deposit

    ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES.

  • Deposit

    PHILLIPS, K.A., NIEMUTH, N.J., AND BAIN, D.R., 1992, ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA - 1993: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 40, 25 P.

  • Deposit

    PEIRCE, H.W., 1992, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.

  • Deposit

    SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATS BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.

  • Deposit

    ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, 1994, DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA, INCORPORATING SAND & GRAVEL OPERATIONS -- 1994: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 42, 24 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GREELEY, 1978; PHILLIPS AND OTHERS, 1992; SAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.

  • Reserve-Resource

    SAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COPPER CARBONATES AT SURFACE, COPPER SULFIDES AT DEPTH. SIGNIFICANT ORE BODIES MAY OCCUR AT DEPTH WHERE FAVORABLE BEDS OF THE ABRIGO FORMATION MAKE UP THE HANGING WALL OF THE REPUBLIC FAULT. MOST OF ORE CAME FROM REPLACED BEDS IN ABRIGO AND ESCABROSA FORMATIONS.
Deposit THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M050007 WITH RECORD M030572 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1983 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1992 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1995 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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