The Cowboy Tunnel is a copper mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 32.9764, -110.29190
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Cowboy Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cowboy Tunnel
Secondary: Cobre Grande Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
District: Aravaipa
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL WORKINGS IN THIS AREA ARE REFERRED TO AS THE COBRE GRANDE MINE. THE COWBOY TUNNEL HAD A SMALL AMOUNT OF COPPER PRODUCTION. MINERALS OCCUR IN IRREGULAR REPLACEMENT ZONES IN LIMESTONE, CHALCOPYRITE, CHALCOCITE, CHALCANTHITE, HEMATITE, PYRITE. ABOUT 600 FT SOUTHEAST OF THE COWBOY TUNNEL IS AN ADIT CAVED AT 205 FT, REPORTED TO BE OVER 700 FT LONG, MOSTLY BARREN ALTERED ROCK. A NEARBY PIT EXPOSES A SKARN ZONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): SIMONS, F. S., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE KLONDYKE QUADRANGLE,
Reference (Deposit): GRAHAM AND PINAL COUNTIES, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. PROFESSIONAL
Reference (Deposit): PAPOER 461, P. 135-136, PLATE 1.
Reference (Deposit): USGS COBRE GRANDE MTN. QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILES
Reference (Deposit): AND STANLEY MINING DISTRICTS, GRAHAM COUNTY ARIZONA, USGS
Reference (Deposit): BULLETIN 763, P. 102-103
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, S. D., 1993, MINERAL APPRAISAL OF THE CORONADO
Reference (Deposit): NATIONAL FOREST, PART 10, SANTA TERESA MOUNTAINS UNIT,
Reference (Deposit): GRAHAM COUNTY, ARIZONA: USBM OPEN-FILE REPORT ??-93, 53 P
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C. P., 1925, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ARAVAIPA
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