The Mountain View Mine is a copper mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,699 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: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 31.47361, -109.96083
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Mountain View Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mountain View Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Juniper Flats 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: William Truax And Oliver Dane , Mt. View Development Co.
Years: 1908 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Year Last Production: 1908
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): FEW HUNDRED TONS OF ORE.
Comment (Development): ORE IN QUARTZ VEINS IN JURASSIC GRANITE
Comment (Workings): 2 SHALLOW SHAFTS AND A TUNNEL (1908)
Comment (Deposit): ORE IN QUARTZ VEINS IN JURASSIC GRANITE PORPHYRY.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 88
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
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