The Haist Mine is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,650 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
Elevation: 5,650 Feet (1,722 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 31.41917, -110.71917
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Haist Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Haist Mine
Secondary: Mickey
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Patagonia 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE FROM ORE PILE ASSAYED 906 AU, 38.80 AG, AND 18.9 % CU. WASTE-ORE RATIO ABOUT 16:1.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): 1.5 MILES ENE OF PAYMASTER MINE; 1.0 MILE WNW OF FLYING R RANCH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Production): $10,000 LOAN APPLICATION DENIED RFC.
Comment (Development): ABANDONED
Comment (Deposit): AVERAGE WIDTH OF VEIN .5 INCHES. POCKETS 15 TO 20 INCHES LONG. SULFIDES ALONG EDGE OF PORPHYRY DIKE, SPOTTY.
Comment (Workings): VEIN OPENED UP 40 FEET IN VERTICAL PLANE, 40 FEET 1ATERALLY. 80 FOOT DRIFT, 40 FOOT WINZE.
Comment (Deposit): MINE NAME SHOWN ON MAP, USBM LOCATES MILES TO EAST WHERE APPARENTLY NO MINES ARE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): SIMONS, FRANK S, 1974, USGS MAP I-762 (1:48000).
Reference (Deposit): AMS NOGALES.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Deposit): USBM LIST OF COPPER IN SANTA CRUZ.
Reference (Deposit): USBM FILES, HAIST MINE.
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