The Southern Mine is a copper and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,849 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: 4,849 Feet (1,478 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.09583, -110.05417
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Southern Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Southern Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Cochise District, Johnson Camp Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Coronado Copper And Zinc Co, Black Prince Copper Co, Arizona Consolidated Mines Co, Arizona United M
Owner Name: Arizona United Development Co.
Owner Name: Arizona United Mining Co.
Owner Name: Arizona Consolidated Mines Co.
Owner Name: Black Prince Copper Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: MANTOS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Massive Fracture System, Tert Block Faulting, Tilting Ne
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Development): PATENTED IN 1882 UNDER THE OWNERSHIP OF THE REPUBLIC MINE
Comment (Deposit): MOST MANTO DEPOSITS IN THE ABRIGO LIMESTONE ARE PYROMETASOMATIC
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND OPEN CUT WORKINGS
Comment (Location): SW 1/4 SEC 25, UTM EST
Comment (Production): A FEW HUNDRED TONS OF ORE PRODUCED PRIOR TO 1900.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 59.
Reference (Deposit): COOPER AND SILVER, 1964, USGS PP 416
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
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