The Christmas Mine is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,719 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: 5,719 Feet (1,743 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.8689, -109.94810
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Christmas Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Christmas Mine
Secondary: Christmas Prospect
Secondary: Dragoon
Secondary: Coronado Nf Dragoon Unit
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Middle Pass District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
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Ownership
Owner Name: Giacomo Bros
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1948
Owner Name: Dragoon Copper Mining And Smelting Co
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1905
Production
Year: 1948
Description: Unspecified Ore, Possibly Lead-Copper 91 Mt
Year: 1905
Description: Unspecified Ore, Possibly Lead-Copper 133 Mt
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1905
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1973, ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187, P. 68.
Reference (Deposit): CHATMAN, M. L., 1993, USBM OFR MLA 30-93, P. D104.
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