The Sullivan Mine Group is a copper, lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,650 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: 5,650 Feet (1,722 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.98806, -109.26333
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Sullivan Mine Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sullivan Mine Group
Secondary: Crosby Group
Secondary: Blue Bell
Secondary: Copperopolis
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: California District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: George H. Crosby, 1947
Owner Name: Duluth And Chiricahua Development Co, Sullivan Copper Development Co
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1879
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: R
Description: Mineralization Associated With Tertiary Intrusive Event
Type: L
Description: Paleozoic Limestone Strikes Nw And Dips 50ne, And Rhyolite Intruded Irregularly. Southern Limestone-Rhyolite Contact Trends W, 50n Dip
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): J.H. BYRD LEASED PROPERTY, 1943-1945; 14 PATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D002898 OF J. WILLIAM HASLER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :01, 41?
Comment (Production): ABOUT 10 TONS PRODUCED IN 1915 AND SOME 2160 TONS OF ORE BETWEEN 1943 AND 1945.
Comment (Deposit): ORE BODIES IN SILICATED LIMESTONES AND ALONG SHEAR ZONES IN LIMESTONE AND IRREGULAR RHYOLITE INTRUSIVE.
Comment (Workings): 60 FT SHAFT WITH 120 FT CROSSCUT, 80 FT CROSSCUT TUNNEL, OPEN CUT WORKINGS (1940'S)
Comment (Geology): OREBODIES IN SILICATED LIMESTONES AND ALONG SHEAR ZONES IN LIMESTONE AND IRREGULAR RHYOLITE INTRUSIVE. MOST OF THE MINERALIZATION IS IN RHYOLITE.
Comment (Deposit): RECORD INFORMATION ALSO SUPPLIED BY ABGMT.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 54.
Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 4015, 1947.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE.
Reference (Deposit): COOPER, 1959, USGS MAP MF-213.
Reference (Deposit): ABM BULLETIN 145.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
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