The Missouri Mine is a copper and zinc mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,499 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: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Zinc
Lat, Long: 31.8803, -109.94830
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Missouri Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Missouri Mine
Secondary: Missouri Shaft
Secondary: Coronado Nf Dragoon Unit
Secondary: Middlemarch Mine
Secondary: Morning Glory Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Lloyd Richards
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1990
Years: 1989 -
Production
Year: 1921
Description: Cu-Zn Ore 8902 Mt
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1895
Discovery Year: 1895
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): A 113 MT/DAY COPPER FLOTATION MILL OPERATED FROM ABOUT 1917 TO 1921. ABOUT 8,200 MT OF TAILINGS WITH O.2% CU AND 0.3-0.8% ZN REMAIN ON SITE.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION GIVEN IS FOR YEARS UP TO 1921.
Comment (Workings): CORE DRILLING IN MIDDLEMARCH CYN. BY WEST PRIDE INDUSTRIES AND TOLTEC RESOURCES, BOTH OF CANADA.
References
Reference (Deposit): SNYDER, B. M., 1919, THE MIDDLEMARCH MINE AND MILL: MINING
Reference (Deposit): AND SCIENTIFIC PRESS, 2/8/19, P. 181-182.
Reference (Deposit): SNYDER, B. M., 1916, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON MIDDLEMARCH MINE,
Reference (Deposit): UNPUB. REPORT AVAIL. AT ADMMR, 6 P.
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, P. D., 1918, UNPUB. REPORT ON MIDDLEMARCH MINE,
Reference (Deposit): AVAIL. AT ADMMR.
Reference (Deposit): MAHONEY, C. G., 1942, UNPUB. USBM WAR MINERALS MEMO ON
Reference (Deposit): MIDDLEMARCH MINE, 4 P.
Reference (Deposit): CHATMAN, M. L., 1993, USBM OFR MLA 30-93, P. 17-23, D93-100.
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