The Shannon Copper Belle Mine is a copper and lead mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,941 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,941 Feet (1,506 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 31.75, -109.85000
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Shannon Copper Belle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shannon Copper Belle Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Turquoise District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1918
Time Period: 1912 - 1918
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E. D., GEOL. OF COURTLAND, GLEESON REGION, ARIZ. BULL. 123.
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA BULL. 187.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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