Harris Mountain Group

The Harris Mountain Group is a lead, zinc, copper, and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,678 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: Harris Mountain Group
Secondary: Blue Ribbon
Secondary: Rimski
Secondary: Harris Malachite Groups

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: California District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available

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: Small Ene Trending Fault Runs Through Claim Area. Escabrosa Limestone Is North Of Fault (Sec. 28 & 29) Naco Group Limestone, Abrigo Limestone, And Bolsa Quartzite Are South Of Fault. Ore Found In Naco Group Limestone In Section 32

Type: L
Description: Silicified, Fractured, And Folded Miss-Penn Limestone . All Sediments Have Nw Strike And Dip 30-35sw

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): SMALL REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS AND VEIN (N70E) IN FOLDED MISSISSIPPIAN AND PENNSYLVANIAN LIMESTONES.

Comment (Workings): MANY SHAFTS AND TUNNEL WORKINGS

Comment (Production): A TOTAL OF SOME 100 TONS OF ORE SHIPPED FROM THE GROUPS DURING 1913, 1923, AND 1948 TO 1949.

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED SYLER AND EPLEY, AND J.C. ERMAN, BLUE RIBBON CLAIM, 1923

Comment (Deposit): SEE HORACE MINE FOR ADJOINING PROPERTY IN SEC 32 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): SE 1/4 SEC 29, SW 1/4 SEC 28, NE 1/4 SEC 32, UTM EST. SOME OF THE GROUP IS ON THE NW SIDE OF HARRIS MOUNTAIN, SOME ARE ON HILL N OF HARRIS MOUNTAIN. THE PART OF THE CLAIM GROUP ON HARRIS MOUNTAIN IS IN THE PROTAL 1:62500 QUAD. HORACE MINE IS ALSO ON HARRIS MOUNTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Commodity): OREBODIES OF BASE METAL CARBONATES AND SULFIDES

References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 52.

Reference (Deposit): SABINS, 1957, GSA BULL V. 68, P. 1315

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

Reference (Deposit): DREWES, HARALD, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED DATA, 1977-1980.

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

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