The Montana Mine is a copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,960 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: 3,960 Feet (1,207 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 31.91639, -110.65444
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Montana Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Montana Mine
Secondary: Black Diamond
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Empire District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1894
Material type: ORE CU
Description: Ap_Grade: ^9 % Cu
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: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE AVERAGED 9 % CU
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SECTION 31 .
Comment (Workings): 30 DEGREE INCLINE TUNNEL.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 119 .
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F. C., 1915 , MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 582 , P. 51 - 2 .
Reference (Deposit): GILLINGHAM, T. E., JR., 1936 , THE GEOLOGY OF THE CALIFORNIA MINE AREA, PIMA CO., ARIZONA: UNIV. OF ARIZONA MASTERS THESIS.
Reference (Production): GILLINGHAM, 1936 ; USGS BULLETIN 582 ; ABM BULLETIN 189 .
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