The Cowboy Mine is a gold, silver, copper, and lead mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,499 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: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 32.27806, -109.71722
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Cowboy Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cowboy Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Teviston 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: Gold Reef Mng And Mllng Co, Carter And Robinson, Sanchez Cowboy Mng 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: R
Description: Nw Trending Etert Intrusive Rock In Area, Probably Associated With Teviston District Mineralization
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized Base Metal Sulfides
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): OPERATORS ALSO INDLUDED ELMER THOMPSON, JOE BUSENBARK
Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SEC 29. UTM EST
Comment (Production): SOME 70 TONS OF ORE PRODUCED INTERMITTENTLY FROM 1931 TO 1940.
Comment (Deposit): ORE IN IRREGULAR QUARTZ VEINS IN SCHIST.
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 72
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
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