The Peer and Peerless Group is a gold and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,638 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
Elevation: 3,638 Feet (1,109 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.07056, -112.14639
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Peer and Peerless Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Peer and Peerless Group
Secondary: Quijotoa Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Year Last Production: 1892
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POCKETS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Zone In Rhyolite Volcanics
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Selenite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Gypsum
Comments
Comment (Production): "WORKED OUT" IN A SHORT PERIOD IN 1880'S.
Comment (Location): USBM'S FILE LAT IS INCORRECT (32-06-42N).
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED PEER & PEERLESS
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS SMALL SHAFTS, PITS, AND ADITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 141.
Reference (Deposit): STEWART, L.A., AND PFISTER, A.J., 1960 , BARITE DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM IC 5651.
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 141 .
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