Silverton Mine

The Silverton Mine is a copper and gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,721 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

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Site Name

Primary: Silverton Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Turquoise 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: Calumet And Arizona Mng. Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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, BLANKET

Structure

Type: R
Description: Overthrust Of Bolsa Quartzite Over Paleozoic Rocks

Type: L
Description: Thrust Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): N CENTRAL SEC. 21. UTM EST.

Comment (Production): A FEW THOUSAND TONS OF ORE PRODUCED IN THE LATE 1800'S AND EARLY 1900'S.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IN THRUST FAULT BRECCIA WITH COMBRIAN QUARTZITE AND LIMESTONE ABOVE AND CARBONIFEROUS LIMESTONE BELOW.

Comment (Workings): SHAFT WORKINGS.

References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 84.

Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 123, 1927

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.

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