Galiuro Wilderness and Contiguous

The Galiuro Wilderness and Contiguous is a silver, copper, and gold mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,800 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: Galiuro Wilderness and Contiguous
Secondary: Further Planning Areas
Secondary: Jackson Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Arizona
County: Graham

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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-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

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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

Comment (Deposit): NUMEROUS PITS, SEVERAL SHAFTS RANGING FROM SHALLOW TO 300-400 FT DEEP, SEVERAL SHORT ADITS ALONG A 2 MILE NORTH TO NORTHWEST TREND BETWEEN THE JACKSON MINE AREA AND THE JACKSON CABIN. ALTERED AND MINERALIZED AREAS ASSOCIATED WITH A FAULT ZONE BETWEEN RHYOLITE AND ANDESITE, HIGHLY ERRATIC DISTRIBUTION OF GOLD, SILVER, AND COPPER MINERALS, OVERALL LOW ASSAY CONCENTRATIONS. POSSIBLE SMALL GOLD, SILVER, AND/OR COPPER PRODUCTION; NONE RECORDED.

References

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, S. D., 1993, MINERAL APPRAISAL OF THE CORONADO

Reference (Deposit): NATIONAL FOREST, PART 4, GALIURO MOUNTAINS UNIT, GRAHAM

Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, ARIZONA: USBM OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA ??-93

Reference (Deposit): USGS REDINGTON QUAD

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADOT HIGHWAY MAP-GRAHAM CO.1962 P 8

Reference (Deposit): CREASEY, S. C., 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GALIURO

Reference (Deposit): WILDERNESS AND CONTIGUOUS FURTHER PLANNING AREAS, ARIZONA

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 1490, 94 P.

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