The Old Jonah Mine is a copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,801 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: 1,801 Feet (549 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 32.71417, -111.79806
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Old Jonah Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Jonah Mine
Secondary: Gold Nugget
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1935
Year Last Production: 1939
Discovery Year: 1895
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: E-W Fractures, With Minor Nw Striking Faults, Ew Fault 1/4 Mile South Of Mine
Type: L
Description: E-W Fracture Zone And, Contact Nw Fault Directly E Of Mine, Up Thrown Side Is To Ne. Oracle Granite On North Side Of Contact, North Of Mine
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chrysocolla
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN SADDLE BETWEEN TWO PEAKS AS INDICATED BY ADIT ON MF-934; SECTION 24 IS TWICE THE WIDTH OF A NORMAL SECTION
Comment (Development): 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS: OLD JONAH, NO. 1, NO. 2
Comment (Deposit): CONTACT BETWEEIN GRANITE AND ANDESITE
Comment (Workings): TUNNELS 320 FT, 20 FT CROSSCUTS, 40 FT STOPES
Comment (Geology): MF 934 MAPS AN EW MINERALIZED FRACTURE ZONE WHICH IS ALSO A TERT ANDESITE ORACLE GRANITE CONTACT.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1890'S
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-934, 1978
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