Peer and Peerless Group

The Peer and Peerless Group is a gold and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,638 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

Name: Peer and Peerless Group  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation: 3,638 Feet (1,109 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 32.07056, -112.14639

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Peer and Peerless Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Peer and Peerless Group
Secondary: Quijotoa Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Gypsum-Anhydrite


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Year Last Production: 1892
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: POCKETS


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault Zone In Rhyolite Volcanics


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Selenite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Gypsum


Comments

Comment (Production): "WORKED OUT" IN A SHORT PERIOD IN 1880'S.

Comment (Location): USBM'S FILE LAT IS INCORRECT (32-06-42N).

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED PEER & PEERLESS

Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS SMALL SHAFTS, PITS, AND ADITS.


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 141.

Reference (Deposit): STEWART, L.A., AND PFISTER, A.J., 1960 , BARITE DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM IC 5651.

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 141 .


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