C & H Mine Group

The C & H Mine Group is a copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,019 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: C & H Mine Group

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation: 4,019 Feet (1,225 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 31.93667, -110.71361

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C & H Mine Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: C & H Mine Group
Secondary: Copper Alex
Secondary: Copper Aleck
Secondary: Black Horse
Secondary: Nevada
Secondary: Green Monument
Secondary: Co Yote
Secondary: Herring
Secondary: Collins
Secondary: Humpal


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Cuprite District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1955
Material type: W ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^1.23% Wo3
Year: 1900
Time Period: 1880-1900
Material type: CU ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^3-5% 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

Form: IRREGULAR, BEDDED


Structure

Type: L
Description: Ne-Nw Trending Shears Adjacent Granitics


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.076% WO3, 0.26% CU
Analytical Data: 0.20% WO3, 0.26% CU
Analytical Data: ASSAYS UP TO 10% CU. USBM SAMPLES: 0.13% WO3, 0.10% CU


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Powellite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): TACTITE

Comment (Workings): TWO SHAFTS AND ADITS

Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M050491 WITH RE CORD M800263 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEOD ORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): DALE, STEWART, & MCKINNEY, 1960, USBM RI 5650, P. 111-112

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, 1974, ABM BULL 189, P. 124

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, 1915, USGS BULL 582, P. 136-137

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1974; USBM RI 56507


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