The Carlo & Eclipse Mines is a silica, copper, and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,402 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: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Silica, Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.32694, -111.49306
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Carlo & Eclipse Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carlo & Eclipse Mines
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1963
Time Period: 1955 - 1963
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^2 % Cu, 1.1 Oz. Ag/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1955
Year Last Production: 1963
Discovery Year: 1955
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSING
Structure
Type: R
Description: Steeply Folded Paleozoic Sediments
Type: L
Description: Fault Zone Cutting Cretaceous Sediments, With Fault Blocks Of Paleozoic Limestone, Quartzite, And Mudstone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Quartz
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SECTION 1, NE 1/4 SECTION 2. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IN 1955 - 1956 , 1962 - 1963 , SHIPPED AS SILICEOUS SMELTING ORE.
Comment (Development): 4 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, SHALLOW PIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 144.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 144 .
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