Red Berry and Hidden Tunnel Mines

The Red Berry and Hidden Tunnel Mines is a copper and silver mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,801 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

Name: Red Berry and Hidden Tunnel Mines

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Silver

Lat, Long: 31.72028, -110.79417

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Red Berry and Hidden Tunnel Mines MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Berry and Hidden Tunnel Mines


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Greaterville District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available


Production

Year: 1947
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Averaged 0.8% Cu, 2.5 Oz. Ag Per Ton, And Trace Of Au Per Ton


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1947
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: SPOTTY


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized


Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFT OPERATIONS


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ CO., ARIZ., ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 191, P. 55

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1975


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