The Mocking Bird Mine Group is a gold and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,749 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: 2,749 Feet (838 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.12361, -112.13417
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Mocking Bird Mine Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mocking Bird Mine Group
Secondary: Pack Rat Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1974
Time Period: 1880 - 1974
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.3 Oz Au/Ton, 1 Oz Ag/Ton, Minor Pb, Cu
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Year Last Production: 1974
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: STRINGERS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Breccia Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): W CENTER SECTION 13 , E CENTER SECTION 14 . PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION
Comment (Production): SPORADIC PRODUCTION SINCE 1880'S.
Comment (Development): OPERAOTRS INCLUDED HARDSELL & BRANCH, SILVER MINING CO., HELLDORADO GOLD
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, TUNNEL, AND OPEN CUT WORKINGS.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 140
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 140
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