The Lutz Tunnel is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,251 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: 7,251 Feet (2,210 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 31.38444, -110.28583
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Lutz Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lutz Tunnel
Secondary: Independence
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Hartford 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
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: VEINS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Location): SW 1/4 SEC 35 UTM ACC.
Comment (Production): TEST LOTS OF ORE PRODUCED ABOUT 1910.
Comment (Development): OWNED AND ORE PRODUCED BY LUTZ MINING COMPANY, 1909
Comment (Deposit): ORE IN QUARTZ MONZONITE AND IN EXOTIC BLOCKS OF LIMESTONE IN TRI-JUR VOLCANICS.
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL WORKINGS
Comment (Geology): ORE IN QUARTZ MONZONITE AND IN EXOTIC BLOCKS OF LIMESTONE IN TRI-JUR VOLCANICS
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 66
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
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