The State of Maine Mine is a gold, manganese, silver, and copper mine located in Cochise county, Arizona.
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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:
Commodity: Gold, Manganese, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 31.69917, -110.11500
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State of Maine Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: State of Maine Mine
Secondary: Sierra Minerals Management
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. Escapule
Owner Name: Sierra Minerals Management
Years: 1974 -
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: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: NARROW STRINGERS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Bisbee Beds Are Surrounded By Uncle Sam Quartz Porphyry Outcrop, Mine Is Near Contact
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 72.000000+-3.000000
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Production): SOME 30,000 TONS OF ORE PRODUCED DURING THE 1880'S AND A FEW HUNDRED TONS INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THEN.
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED SAN PEDRO LEASING, GRAND CENTRAL MINING CO., BUNKER HILL MINING CO.; DUMP IS ONE OF THE MAIN DUMPS LEACHED BY 71 MINERALS IN 1970'S
Comment (Deposit): HORN SILVER AND GOLD VALUES IN THE OXIDE ZONE AND WEAK SULFIDES IN NARROW STRINGERS IN CRUSHED AND ALTERED ROCK DEPTH ALONG FAULT FISSURE ZONES CUTTING SILL-LIKE QUARTZ LATIT E PORPHYRY AND CRETACEOUS BEDS.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT WORKINGS
Comment (Geology): ORE IN OXIDE ZONE AND IN NARROW STRINGERS IN CRUSHED AND ALTERED ROCK AT DEPTH ALONG FAULT FISSURE ZONES CUTTING SILL-LIKE QUARTZ LATITE PORPHYRY AND CRETACEOUS BEDS.
References
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES INACTIVE FILE DATA
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
Reference (Deposit): ARIZ. B. OF M. BULL. 143, 1938, PL. 3
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 79.
Reference (Deposit): MARVIN, STERN, CREASEY, AND MEHNERT, 1973, USGS BULL 1379
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