The Quartzite Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,151 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
Elevation: 5,151 Feet (1,570 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.67472, -110.07944
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Quartzite Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Quartzite Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Tombstone 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: Escapule, E. P.
Years: 1953 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1951
Year Last Production: 1953
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: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Western Edge Of Ajax Hill Horst
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LIMESTONE IS THE MOST PROBABLE HOST ROCK ACCORDING TO GEOLOGIC MAP, SO REPLACEMENT IS MOST PROBABLE DEPOSIT TYPE
Comment (Location): SHAFT LOCATED ON SOUTHEAST SLOPE OF AJAX HILL ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT
Comment (Geology): THIS DEPOSIT IS NOT DESCRIBED SPECIFICALLY IN LITERATURE. MINERALIZATION OCCURRED DURING LEAD-ZINC PHASE, BEFORE MANGANESE MINERALIZATION
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 143, 1938.
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