The Southwest Mine is a zinc, gold, copper, and lead mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,459 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: 5,459 Feet (1,664 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Gold, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 31.44, -109.91583
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Southwest Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Southwest Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Warren 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Phelps Dodge Corp.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
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: Pre-Mineralization Faulting And Tilting Common
Type: L
Description: Main Fault Directions, N10w To N40e, S30w To N50w, Pre-Mineralization
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gossan With Mn And Fe Oxides Induced By Hydrothermal Metamorphism
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 170.500000+-7.500000
Age Young: Jurassic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): SW 1/4 SEC. 9. UTM EST.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED UNDER THE COPPER QUEEN BRANCH OF PHELPS DODGE IN USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Comment (Deposit): ORE CLUSTERS ABOUT A SILICEOUS CORE WHICH CROPS OUT AS SILICA BRECCIA AND MANGANESE OF THE SURFACE. IN THE SILICA, GOLD WAS BOTH MECHANICALLY AND CHEMICALLY CONCENTRATED DURING LEACHING
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 89
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
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