Centurion Area Small Mines

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

Name: Centurion Area Small Mines  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

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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