Southern Mine

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

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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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