The Annete Mine is a silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,576 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: 3,576 Feet (1,090 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 31.96222, -111.09194
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Annete Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Annete Mine
Secondary: Olivette
Secondary: Corda Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Pima District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1920
Time Period: 1880 - 1920
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^10 Oz Ag/Ton, 5 % Pb, 1 % Zn, Minor Cu, Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: NARROW, LENSING
Structure
Type: L
Description: San Xavier Thrust Block.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SHALLOW SEATED FISSURE DEPOSIT
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL VERTICAL SHAFTS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH (AT LEAST 100 FEET).
Comment (Geology): INTERSECTS OLIVETTE VEIN NEAR OLIVETTE SHAFT.
Comment (Production): GROUP PRODUCTION ESTIMATED AS HIGH AS $750,000 , MAINLY FOR SILVER. LATE 1800'S TO EARLY 1900'S.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN, 189 , P. 136 .
Reference (Deposit): MAYUGA, M. N., 1942 , THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE HELMET PEAK AREA, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: UNIV. ARIZ., PHD THESIS, P. 108 - 111 .
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E. D., 1950 , ARIZONA ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS PART 1 : ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 156 , P. 48 .
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 136 .
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