The Trish Mag Mine is a copper, lead, zinc, and gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,518 feet.
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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: 5,518 Feet (1,682 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold
Lat, Long: 31.43139, -109.90944
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Trish Mag Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Trish Mag Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
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: Lake Superior And Western Development Co.
Owner Name: Phelps Dodge Corp.
Owner Name: Calumet And Arizona Mng. Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1950
Year Last Production: 1913
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
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: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Development): OTHER OPERATORS INCLUDED BUTTE & ARIZONA MINING CO., CORONADO INVESTMENT CO.
Comment (Location): CENTER SEC. 16. UTM ACC.
Comment (Production): OVER 1.5 MILLION TONS OF ORE PRODUCED SINCE 1902.
Comment (Deposit): FIRST CALUMET & ARIZONA MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Workings): 200 FT TUNNEL DRIVEN IN EARLY 1900'S. THREE PRINCIPAL ADITS, INCLUDING THIS TUNNEL, PITS, AND SMALL PROSPECT DRIFTS
Comment (Deposit): ORE ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG FRACTURING AND FAULTING IN RELATIVELY UNALTERED DEV AND CAMB LIMESTONES.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 88.
Reference (Deposit): WEBER, 1950, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST-CENTRAL PORTION OF THE HUACHUCA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA. UNIV OF ARIZ, PHD THESIS
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
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