Savage Mine

The Savage Mine is a gold, copper, lead, and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,098 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

Name: Savage Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 31.91833, -109.14500

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Savage Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Savage Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: California District


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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Savage Gold And Copper Co

Owner Name: Portal


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: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Tertiary Volcanic And Intrusive Event Associated With District Mineralization

Type: L
Description: Faulted And Tilted Limestone


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): SOME 100 TONS OF ORE-PRODUCED DURING 1907 TO 1908 AND A SMALL AMOUNT IN 1949.

Comment (Development): 53 CLAIMS IN 1908

Comment (Deposit): ORE IN FAULTED AND TILTED LIMESTONE. FIVE ORE BODIES, 2 FT TO 36 FT IN WIDTH REPORTED IN 1908

Comment (Workings): 400 FT TUNNEL, 710 FT INCLINE, 50,65,100,64, AND 40 FT SHAFTS IN 1908, ESTIMATED LENGTH OF WORKINGS

Comment (Commodity): BASE METAL CARBONATES AND MINOR SULFIDES

Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SEC 26, UTM EST


References

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

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 54.

Reference (Deposit): COOPER, 1959, USGS MAP MF-213

Reference (Deposit): COPPER HANDBOOK, W.H. WEED, EDITOR, 1907, 1908


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