Mary Mine

The Mary Mine is a copper mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,800 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: Mary Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Semiprecious Gemstone

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Turquoise District, Courtland-Gleeson 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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Great Western Copper Co., Hope Mng. And Milng. Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1908
Discovery Year: 1908
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: BLANKET & IRREGULAR

Structure

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

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR COURTLAND. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FOR MARY IS INCLUDED WITH THE MAME MINE, NOT REPORTED SEPARATELY

Comment (Deposit): AVERAGE OF 15 FEET THICK ORE BODIES. MINERALIZATION PINCHED OUT AT DEPTH.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS ADJOIN GERMANIA AND MAID OF SUNSHINE LENGTH OF WORKINGS APPROXIMATE.

Comment (Development): ACTIVE BETWEEN EARLY 1900'S TO 1913 AND 1925 THRU 1929. SHAFT CLOSED DOWN IN 1913.

Comment (Geology): IN SOME AREAS, ABRIGO LIMESTONE UNDERLIES BOLSA QUARTZITE IN THE OVERLYING PLATE. THICKNESS OF OVERTHRUST MATERIAL ABOUT 100 FEET.

References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT, P. 88.

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1927. GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COURTLAND-GLEESON REGION ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 123. P. 43-44, P. 54.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): BLAIR, GERRY, 1992, THE ROCKHOUND'S GUIDE TO ARIZONA: HELENA, MONTANA, FALCON PRESS, 165 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

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