The Boot Jack is a mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,168 feet.
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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: 6,168 Feet (1,880 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 31.7681, -110.42830
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Boot Jack MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boot Jack
Secondary: Two Peaks Mine
Secondary: Noriega
Secondary: Buck
Secondary: Black Oak
Secondary: Coronado Nf Whetstone Unit
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Whetstone
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: Two Peaks Mining Co.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1922
Production
Year: 1916
Description: Copper Ore 1 Carload
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Discovery Year: 1870
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
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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. 91.
Reference (Deposit): MCOLLY, R. A., AND SCOTT, D. C., 1982, USBM OFR MLA 129-82,
Reference (Deposit): P. 5.
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W. H., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL 15, INTL ED.
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W. H., 1925, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL 16, INTL ED.
Reference (Deposit): CHATMAN, M. L., 1994, USBM OFR MLA 2-94, P. 9-10.
Reference (Deposit): DERUYTER, V. D., 1979, GEOL. OF THE GRANITE PEAK STOCK
Reference (Deposit): AREA, WHETSTONE MTNS, MS THESIS, UNIV. ARIZ., FIG. 2.
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