The Pearl Mine is a copper and lead mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,661 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,661 Feet (1,116 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 32.73389, -110.73750
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Pearl Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pearl Mine
Secondary: Cuba Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Mammoth District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Dripping Springs Mines Corp , Pearl Mining Co. , Walter Hughes
Years: 1915 -
Owner Name: Dripping Springs Mines Corp , Pearl Mining Co. , M. G. Tarr
Years: 1918 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
Year Last Production: 1941
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: San Manuel And Mammoth Faults Run N45w, Mammoth Fault 1 1/2 Miles Ne, San Manuel Fault 1 Mile Sw
Type: L
Description: Veins Run N To S, With Cross Fractures Runnng Nw-Se Across The Veins. Cross Fractures Are About 10 To 15 Ft Apart. Minor Faulting Visible. But No Large Faults Found.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized At The Surface
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Tenorite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THERE ARE 3 MAIN VEINS ON THE CLAIM, THEY RANGE IN WIDTH FROM 2 TO 18 FT, ALL STRIKE N-S AND DIPS RANGE FROM 60 TO 80 DEG. WEST.
Comment (Workings): BESIDES LOCATION SHAFTS, THERE ARE 15 SHALLOW OPEN CUTS. REPORTED TO BE FROM 10 TO 15 FT. LONG, 5 TO 6 FT. WIDE, AND FROM 10 TO 12 FT DEEP.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)
Comment (Commodity): NO SULPHIDES VISIBLE
Comment (Development): 21 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): CREASY, S. 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE SAN MANUEL AREA PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA. USGS, P. P. 471, P. 58-59
Reference (Deposit): CREASY, S.C., 1967, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE MAMMOTH QUAD. PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA, USGS, BULL. 1218, PLATE 1.
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION DATA FILE
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES-FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USBM FILE DATA, CLUSTER 545
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. 15, P. 265
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