The St. Jude Mine is a silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,651 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: 2,651 Feet (808 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 32.12056, -111.45306
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St. Jude Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: St. Jude Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1939
Time Period: 1933 - 1939
Description: Cp_Grade: ^33 Oz. Ag/Ton, 1 % Cu, Minor Pb, Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1933
Year Last Production: 1939
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
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: Argentite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Location): W CENTRAL SECTION 17.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IN 1933 AND 1939 .
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED ST. JUDE LEASE.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILE.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 142 .
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 142.
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
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