The Unnamed Adit Complex is a copper and zinc mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,142 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: 6,142 Feet (1,872 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Zinc
Lat, Long: 31.9536, -109.24830
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Unnamed Adit Complex MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Adit Complex
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: California 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
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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: 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): MULTI-LEVEL UNDERGROUND MINE WITH WINZES, RAISES, AND STOPES; MORE THAN 1,600 FT OF ACCESSIBLE PORTION OF MINE MAPPED, COULD BE SEVERAL HUNDRED FT OF INACCESSIBLE WORKINGS. MAJOR GOSSAN ZONE UP TO 100 FT DIAMETER, IN ALTERED LIMESTONE, NEAR CONTACT WITH AN IGNEOUS BODY. ABUNDANT PYRITE AND MALACHITE IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED IN GOSSAN. PROMINENT FAULTS. 30 SAMPLES FROM THIS MINE AVERAGED 0.4% COPPER AND 1.23% ZINC. NO RECORDS OF PRODUCTION, LIKELY SMALL COPPER AND ZINC PRODUCTION. ABOUT 200 FT NORTH OF THIS MINE ARE TWO ADJACENT ADITS WITH 385 FT OF WORKINGS, ALSO IN A GOSSAN ZONE. MOST ROCK IN THESE ADITS IS A HIGHLY ALTERED IRON-RICH ROCK WITH HEMATITE, LIMONITE, GOUGE, AND COMMON MALACHITE STAINS. 11 SAMPLES FROM THESE ADITS AVERAGED 0.43% COPPER AND 1.0% ZINC.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROWN S D 1993 USBM OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 12-93, 188 P
Reference (Deposit): DALE V B & OTHERS 1960 USBM RI 5650 P 16-17
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