The Mineral Park Mines is a gold, copper, and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,001 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: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.23333, -109.62500
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Mineral Park Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineral Park Mines
Secondary: Gold Slope
Secondary: Maria
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Silver Camp District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Owner Name: Gold Slope Mng Co, Park Mng And Mllng Co, Maria Copper Co, Mineral Park Gold Mng Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1935
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Granitic Plug.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Epidotized And Chloritized Volcanics
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Talc
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Production): WORKED DURING LATE 1880'S MAINLY AND A FEW HUNDRED TONS OF ORE PRODUCED INTERMITTENTLY FROM 1915 TO 1935.
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS SMALL WORKINGS FROM TUNNELS AND SHAFTS.
Comment (Geology): ORE IN ALTERED LARAMIDE VOLCANICS INTRUDED BY LARAMIDE GRANITIC PLUG.
Comment (Deposit): ORE IN ALTERED LARAMIDE VOLCANICS INTRUDED BY LARAMIDE PLUG.
Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SEC 7 UTM ACC ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
References
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 62.
Reference (Deposit): COOPER, J. R., 1960, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-231.
Reference (Deposit): DREWES, HARALD, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED DATA, 1977-1980.
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