The Bisbee Coalition Mines is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,121 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: 5,121 Feet (1,561 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.48861, -109.98639
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Bisbee Coalition Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bisbee Coalition Mines
Secondary: Eureka
Secondary: And North Bisbee Groups
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Juniper Flats 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Eureka Mng. Co., North Bisbee Development Co., Bisbee Coalition 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
Model Name: Porphyry Cu
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): ABGMT-USBM PRODUCTION FOR BISBEE COALITION IS INCLUDED UNDER COPPER QUEEN.
Comment (Development): 45 CLAIMS, IN TOMBSTONE CANYON (1912)
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL AND SHAFT WORKINGS.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 85.
Reference (Deposit): COPPER HANDBOOK, 1912-1913, W.H. WEED, ED.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
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