The Chiricahua Mine is a silver, copper, and lead mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 31.95611, -109.23639
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Chiricahua Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chiricahua Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: California District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Boulware, W. M.
Years: 1945 -
Owner Name: Lake Superior Mng Co, Chiricahua Development Co, San Simon Copper Co
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
Type: L
Description: Intrusive Granite, Granodiorite In Jhus Canyon Directly North Of Mine
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Shaly And Silicated Limestone
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Lead
Ore: Copper
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): SOME SPOTTY PRODUCTION OF ORE IN THE LATE 1800'S AND EARLY 1900'S.
Comment (Development): 40 CLAIMS, 7 PATENTED IN 1945
Comment (Workings): 750 FT CROSSCUT TUNNEL WITH 100 FT WINZE, 400 FT MARS SHAFT BOTTOMED IN CHALCOPYRITE ORE, 400 FT PLANET SHAFT, BOTH SHAFTS HAVE DRIFTS
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :41, 01
Comment (Deposit): ORE IN FAULTED AND SHEARED, SHALY AND SILICATED LIMESTONE INTRUDED BY GRANITIC ROCK.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 51.
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1918, MINES HANDBOOK.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
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