The St. Patrick Mine is a copper and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,841 feet.
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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: 2,841 Feet (866 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.16472, -112.16806
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St. Patrick Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: St. Patrick Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1956
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^2 % Cu, 1 Oz Ag/Ton, Minor Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1956
Year Last Production: 1956
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR FRACTURES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Zone Between Rhyolitic Volcanics And Quartz Diorite
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strongly Chloritized And Pyritized
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM IS GENERAL FOR AREA.
Comment (Production): THE 1935-1940 PRODUCTION WAS CALCULATED FROM $546 PRODUCTION.
Comment (Deposit): GOLD OCCURS IN A GRAVEL BAR CONTAINING ABUNDANT BOULDERS AND LITTLE CLAY. THE BAR RESTS ON GRANITE PEDIMENT. THE GRAVELS RANGE FROM 6 TO 11 FT THICK.
Comment (Location): E CENTER SECTION 33 . PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED COVERED WELL CO
Comment (Deposit): OXIDIZED
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL AND PIT OPERATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 141
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 141 .
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