Trish Mag Mine

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

Name: Trish Mag Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

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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