The Cunquian Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,402 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: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.04056, -111.96500
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Cunquian Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cunquian Mine
Secondary: Cooncan
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1950
Time Period: 1880 - 1950
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.5 Oz Au/Ton, 1.5 Oz Ag/Ton, 1.5 % Cu, 1.3 % Pb
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1936
Year Last Production: 1950
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSING
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fracture Zone In Volcanics.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED PICACHO MINES INC, MAURICE HEDERMAN
Comment (Deposit): PARTLY OXIDIZED, GOLD ENRICHED NEAR SURFACE
Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SECTION 18 . PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION.
Comment (Production): WORKED SPORADICALLY FROM LATE 1800'S TO 1950 . ZINC NOT RECOVERED.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN, 189 , P. 111 .
Reference (Deposit): BRYNER, LEONID, PHD 1959 ; GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTH COMOBABI MOUNTAINS AND KOVAYA HILLS, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZ. 156 PGS.
Reference (Production): ( 8 ) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 111 .
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