McKay Mine

The McKay Mine is a copper mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,951 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

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Site Name

Primary: McKay Mine
Secondary: Peoples Party Group

Commodity

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

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Cochise District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Warner, A. H.
Home Office: Tucson, Az
Years: 1943 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1915
Discovery Year: 1900
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

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

Comments

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

Comment (Location): LOCATED NORTH OF JOHNSON MINE, AT END OF ROAD. LOCATION MEASURED TO CENTER OF SHAFT SYMBOL. A SECOND SHAFT IS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY NORTHWEST OF FIRST ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Development): ALSO OPERATED BY MAQUIRE COPPER CO, 1906-1907, MCKAY MINING COMPANY, 1915

Comment (Workings): 120 FOOT INCLINED SHAFT AND 80 FOOT VERTICAL SHAFT

References

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.

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

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT 187, P. 57

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

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