The Sibley Mine is a copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona.
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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Sibley Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sibley Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Amole District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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: Joe Rothenhausle
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1912
Year Last Production: 1912
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ALTHOUGH UNNAMED, THIS IS THE ONLY PROSPECT IN QUARTER SECTION GIVEN BY MILS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)
Comment (Commodity): COPPER BELL MINE 1/2 MILE SOUTH CONTAINS MALACHITE
Comment (Geology): NOT MENTIONED IN ABGMT 189. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF COPPER BELL MINE 1/2 MILE SOUTH USED, M050933
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT 189, P. 84
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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