Cowboy Mine

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

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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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