Shannon Copper Belle Mine

The Shannon Copper Belle Mine is a copper and lead mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,941 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Shannon Copper Belle Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

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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