Peacock Mine

The Peacock Mine is a copper mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,849 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

Name: Peacock Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 4,849 Feet (1,478 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 32.10028, -110.04917

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Peacock Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Peacock Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Cochise District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1908
Year Last Production: 1942
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: NARROW


Structure

Type: R
Description: Massive Fracture System, Tert Block Faulting With General Ne Trend


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 53.000000+-
Age Young: Tertiary

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): ABOVE IS DISTRICT DESCRIPTION. THIS DEPOSIT NOT SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 416.

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED N.R. MILLER, PEACOCK COPPER MNG. COMPANY


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 416, P. 152-153

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT 187, P. 58

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): LIVINGSTON, D.E., DAMON, P.E., MAUGER, R.L., BENNETT, R., LAUGHLIN, A.W., 1967 40AR IN COGENETIC FELDSPAR-MICA MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES: JOURNAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, V. 72 P 1362-1375.


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