The Blow Out Mine is a copper and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,839 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
Elevation: 3,839 Feet (1,170 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.94111, -110.71444
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Blow Out Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blow Out Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Cuprite District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SECTION 21.; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.
Comment (Production): PRODUCED IN MID - 1950'S.
Comment (Development): TWO OPERATORS WERE ARICUE MINE CO AND CARDIELLO & SERASIO
Comment (Workings): TUNNELS, SHAFTS, AND OPEN CUTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 123
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 123 .
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