The Apache Pass Mines is a silver, lead, copper, and gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,161 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: 5,161 Feet (1,573 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 32.14861, -109.46778
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Apache Pass Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Apache Pass Mines
Secondary: Gold Belle
Secondary: Helen Done
Secondary: Quillan Groups
Secondary: Lula Gold Nugget
Secondary: New Year
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Apache Pass District, Teviston District
Land Status
Land ownership: Military Reservation
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: Apache Pass Gold Mining Co.
Owner Name: Gold Nugget Mining Co.
Owner Name: Helen Dome Mining Co.
Owner Name: Cochise Bowie Mining Co.
Owner Name: Arizona Gold Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): OPERATORS ALSO INCLUDED T.K. MITCHELL, 1915-16, AND CHESTER HIGGINS, 1941
Comment (Location): SE 1/4 SEC 4, NE 1/4 SEC 9, N 1/2 SEC 10 NE 1/4 SEC 11. UTM EST
Comment (Production): ABOUT 600 TONS OF ORE PRODUCED INTERMITTENTLY FROM 1870'S TO 1973
Comment (Deposit): ORE IN IRREGULAR QUARTZ-FILLED FISSURE VEINS CUTTING GRANITIC ROCK.
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS SCATTERED PITS SHAFTS AND ADITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 71.
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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