Contact Mine

The Contact Mine is a manganese mine located in Cochise county, Arizona.

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: Contact Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 31.69139, -110.08639

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Contact Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Contact Mine


Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Tombstone District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Tombstone Development Co.
Home Office: Tombstone, Az.
Years: 1941 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: VEIN-LIKE


Structure

Type: L
Description: Prompter Fault Area


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Workings): SHAFT WORKINGS FOOTWALL OF THE PROMPTER FAULT HAS BEEN EXPLORED FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROX 1200 FT

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED UNDER TOMBSTONE GROUP

Comment (Deposit): SMALL VEIN-LIKE REPLACEMENT BODIES OF MANGANESE OX IDES IN BLOCKS OF LIMESTONE ALONG THE FOOTWALL OF THE PROMPTERFAULT WHERE INTERSECTING "NORTHEAST" FISSURES.

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION MANGANESE-SILVER OCCURRED AFTER IRON-LEAD-ZINC MINERALIZATION PHASE


References

Reference (Deposit): ARIZ. B. OF M. BULL. 143, 1938

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, F. 74.

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.


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