Mission No. 1 Claim

The Mission No. 1 Claim is a mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,724 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

Name: Mission No. 1 Claim

State:  Arizona

County:  Graham

Elevation: 4,724 Feet (1,440 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 32.75639, -110.44028

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Mission No. 1 Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mission No. 1 Claim


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Graham
District: Aravaipa District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Fred Coats, Leo Cook


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1957
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Block Faulting Trending Nnw. ; Reg.Trends: Minor Pre-Cretaceous E And Ne Trending Folds And Major Post-Cretaceous Nnw Trending Faults. Late Tertiary Uplift And Faulting.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ANDESITE FLOWS CUT BY FRACTURE WHICH IS FILMED BY CHRYSOCOLLA AND QUARTZ.

Comment (Deposit): FRACTURE SURFACES FILMED WITH CHRYSOCOLLA

Comment (Workings): 20 FT. TRENCH. 30 FT. ADIT.

Comment (Commodity): CHRYSOCOLLA FORMS FILM ON FRACTURE SURFACES.


References

Reference (Production): SIMONS, F. S. 1964.

Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP SIMONS, F.S. PROF. PAPER 46

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 461


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