The Burrito De Fierro Mine is a zinc, copper, silver, and lead mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,829 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: 4,829 Feet (1,472 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Copper, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 31.94417, -110.05833
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Burrito De Fierro Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Burrito De Fierro Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Middle Pass 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
Owner Name: Ligier, Perevil And Danvers
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1956
Year Last Production: 1964
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: BEDDED
Structure
Type: R
Description: Complex Tertiary Faulting Of Paleozoic And Cretaceous Sediments, Tertiary Intrusives
Type: L
Description: Closely Folded Rocks, Thrusts, Deep Reverse Faults With Superimposed Oligocene Metamorphism
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SEC 24 UTM EST.
Comment (Commodity): OXIDIZED BASE METAL SULFIDES
Comment (Production): OVER 200 TONS OF ORE SHIPPED INTERMITTENTLY FROM 1956 TO 1964.
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL AND SURFACE WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 63.
Reference (Deposit): MARVIN, STERN, CREASEY, MEHNERT, 1973, USGS BULL 1379
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
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