Republic Mine

The Republic Mine is a copper and zinc mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,850 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: Republic Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 5,850 Feet (1,783 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Zinc

Lat, Long: 32.09, -110.05972

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Republic Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Republic Mine
Secondary: Republic Copper
Secondary: Johnson Camp


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Beryllium
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Cochise 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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Coronado Copper And Zinc Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1882
Year Last Production: 1952
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: CHIMNEYS & MANTOS


Structure

Type: R
Description: Nnw Tert Block Faulting

Type: L
Description: Garnetite-Marble Contact, Ne Faults, Republic Fault, Shallow Antic Linal Flexures


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Garnetized, Silicated, Marmolized


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 53.000000+-
Age Young: Tertiary


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1.5-3% CU, 5-10% ZN, 0.3 OZ/T AG TO 0.1% W (POST-1940)
Analytical Data: 4-4.5% CU, 0.5-0.75% OZ/T AG, UNKNOWN % ZN (PRE-1940)


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Orthoclase
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Workings): DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, STOPES, WINZES, EXTENSIVE SHAFT WORKINGS TO 16 00 LEVEL

Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M050013 WITH RECORD D000757 OF JAMES ELLIOTT AND JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS. THIS RECORD ALSO CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D000310 OF ROBERT KING WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Development): OTHER ORE IN MINABLE GRADE DISCOVERED BUT CONSTRUCTION COSTS WERE PROHIBITIVE. FAVORABLE BEDS ON HANGING WALL SIDE OF REPUBLIC FAULT HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY EXPLORED. PREVIOUS OWNERS/OPERATORS INCLUDE BLACK PRINCE COPPER CO., ARIZONA CONSOLIDATED MINING CO., ARIZONA UNITED MINING CO., ARIZONA UNITED DEVELOPMENT CO.

Comment (Deposit): ANOTHER OREBODY WAS 800 BY 200-400 BY 15-40 FT, PERPENDICULAR TO BEDDING, LOCALIZED ALONG AXIS OF SHALLOW ANTICLINE TRENDING N10W. THE CLEAREST ASSOCIATION OF ORE WITH A FOLD IS WHERE THE MAIN MANTO ORE BODY LIES ALONG AN ANTICLINAL FLEXURE BETWEEN THE 700 AND 1300 LEVELS. THE MAIN MANTO FOLD DIES OUT A SHORT DISTANCE ABOVE THE 700 LEVEL BUT THE ORE BODY CONTINUES WITH THE SAME TREND ALMOST TO THE SURFACE.

Comment (Location): 2 MI NE OF PRIMROSE MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1964


References

Reference (Deposit): COOPER & SILVER, 1964, USGS PP 416

Reference (Deposit): COOPER, 1950, ABM BULL 156

Reference (Reserve-Resource): CREASEY, 1968.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, P. 59; COPPER & SILVER, 1964

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, 1973, ABM BULL 187

Reference (Deposit): ECON GEOL V. 1, 1906, P. 651-59

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON & TWETO, USGS MAP MR-25


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