The Peterson Mine is a silver, copper, and gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,099 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: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 31.45472, -110.40000
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Peterson Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Peterson Mine
Secondary: Copper Dog
Secondary: Copper Dog Mng Co.
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Hartford 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
Owner Name: Copper Dog Co
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
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: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): ORE IN FAULT FISSURE VEINS ASSOCIATED WITH MICROGRANODIORITE DIKE OR SILL CUTTING CONGLOMERATE AND ANDESITE VOLCANICS.
Comment (Location): S CENTRAL SECTION 3 N CENTRAL SEC 10 UTM EST
Comment (Production): SOME 30 TONS OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1916.
Comment (Deposit): ORE IN FAULT FISSURES ASSOCIATED WITH MICROGRANODIORITE DIKE OR SILL CUTTING CONGLOMERATE AND ANDESITE VOLCANICS.
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL AND SURFACE WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 66
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
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