The Centurion Area Small Mines is a tungsten, copper, and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,774 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: 4,774 Feet (1,455 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.05167, -110.04667
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Centurion Area Small Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Centurion Area Small Mines
Secondary: Mt Allen
Secondary: Higgens Estate
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
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
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 53.000000+-
Age Young: Tertiary
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 53.000000+-
Age Young: Tertiary
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Fluorite
Comments
Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF TUNGSTEN ORE PRODUCED IN THE EARLY 1900'S AND ABOUT 8 TONS OF COPPER-SILVER ORE IN 1949.
Comment (Deposit): ORE IN QUARTZ VEINS, LIMESTONE INCLUSIONS, AND CONTACT BRECCIA IN ALTERED QUARTZ MONZONITE.
Comment (Workings): SURFACE WORKINGS
Comment (Geology): ORE IN QUARTZ VEINS, LIMESTONE INCLUSIONS, AND CONTACT BRECCIA IN ALTERED QUARTZ MONZONITE
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 56.
Reference (Deposit): LIVINGSTON, MAUGER, BENNETT, AND LAUGHLIN, 1967, JGR, V. 72, P. 1361-1375
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
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