The Southwest Silver Corporation No. 1 is a silver and copper mine located in Pinal 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
Southwest Silver Corporation No. 1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Southwest Silver Corporation No. 1
Secondary: Jim Douglas
Secondary: Fortuna
Secondary: Aravaipa Metals
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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: Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SILICEOUS SILVER-COPPER ORES IN A STEEPLY DIPPING BRECCIATED FAULT ZONE CUTTING DIABASE AND QUARTZITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 4, 185 P
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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