Sullivan Mine Group

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

Name: Sullivan Mine Group  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

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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