The Brick Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,150 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: 4,150 Feet (1,265 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 31.46111, -111.25167
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Brick Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Brick Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Oro Blanco District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1966
Time Period: 1939-1966
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Averaged .098 Oz Per Ton Au
Year: 1966
Time Period: 1939-1966
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Averaged 17 Oz. Ag Per Ton, 0.1 Oz. Au Per Ton, And Minor Cu.
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Block Faulting.
Type: L
Description: Fault Zone Intersection
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Qtz-Ser-Pyr; Propylitic
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS FLOODED.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MINERALIZED ORE SHOOTS GRADES INTO BARREN GOUGY FAULT ZONE ON NW & THIN BARREN QUARTZ STRINGERS ON SE.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Deposit): OUTCROP IS IN NW FAULT CEMENTED FIRST BY QUARTZ AND SULFIDES AND SECONDLY BY CALCITE.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): NIEMUTH, 1987.
Reference (Deposit): KNIGHT, L.H.JR. 1970 - ORO BLANCO DISTRICT - UNIV. ARIZ. PH.D. THESIS.
Reference (Deposit): YEEND, WARREN, 1973.
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ CO., ARIZ.: ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 191, P. 63.
Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): KNIGHT, L.H. JR., 1970; KEITH, S.B., 1975.
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