The Sherwood Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,100 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: 3,100 Feet (945 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 31.99694, -111.86361
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Sherwood Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sherwood Mine
Secondary: Reilly Lode
Secondary: Green
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1927
Time Period: 1917 - 1927
Description: Cp_Grade: ^10 % Cu, 37 Oz Ag/Ton, Minor Au
Year: 1953
Time Period: 1952 - 1953
Description: Cp_Grade: ^10 % Cu, 37 Oz Ag/Ton, Minor Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SPOTTY
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Zone Cutting Laramide Dioritic To Quartz Monzonitic Intrusive.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcocite
Comments
Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SECTION 31 . PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION
Comment (Production): A "FEW TENS OF TONS" PRODUCED DURING 1917 - 1927 , 1952 - 1953 . SPORADIC PRODUCTION.
Comment (Development): OPERAOTRS INCLUDED DELVA MINING CO., H.P. DUFFY, N.W. LEONARD
Comment (Deposit): PARTLY OXIDIZED
Comment (Workings): SHAFT WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 112
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 112
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