Burro Pit

The Burro Pit is a silica mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,000 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: Burro Pit
Secondary: Strong & Harris
Secondary: Chicora Mine
Secondary: Mosely and Sons

Commodity

Primary: Silica
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Cochise District, Johnson 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: Strong And Harris, Moseley And Sons
Years: 1973 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1960
Year Last Production: 1970
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: VEINS, FRACTURES

Structure

Type: L
Description: Keystone Fault Nne Is Nearby

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 52.000000+-3.000000
Age Young: Tertiary

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Quartzite

Comments

Comment (Production): 300,000 TONS PRODUCED FROM 1960 TO 1970. ACTIVE IN 1972, (MOSTLY SILICA FLUX)

Comment (Development): 8 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT MINING OPERATION USING A DIESEL SHOVEL (1960)

References

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): LIVINGSTON, MAUGER, BENNETT, AND LAUGHLIN, 1967, JGR, V. 72, P. 1361-1375

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.

Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILE.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187, 1973, P 56.

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 56.

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