The Brownell Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,241 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: 2,241 Feet (683 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 32.24806, -112.13861
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Brownell Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Brownell Mine
Secondary: Century-Chief
Secondary: Index Groups
Secondary: Dandy
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1929
Time Period: 1900 - 1929
Description: Cp_Grade: ^3 % Cu, 8 Oz Ag/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR, SPOTTY
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Rhyolite In Places, Ferruginous Staining
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 4 SHAFTS, ONE 230 FT, ONE 45 FT, ONE 100 FT, ONE 40 FT, AND VARIOUS SHALLOW SHAFTS AND OPEN CUTS
Comment (Production): SPORADIC PRODUCTION IN EARLY 1900'S AND 1920'S.
Comment (Development): AT LEAST 8 UNPATENTED CLAIMS, ALL WITH WORKINGS
Comment (Location): CENTER SECTION 35 . PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 140 .
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 140 , USBM CARD FILE
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