Cottonwood Mine

The Cottonwood Mine is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Cochise county, Arizona.

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: Cottonwood Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 32.15556, -109.52167

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Cottonwood Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cottonwood Mine
Secondary: Apache Pass District


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Mascot District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available


Workings

Type: Unknown


Ownership

Owner Name: Cottonwood Mining Co., Western Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: VEINS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Workings): ONE MAIN SHAFT AND SMALLER SHAFT DOWN TO 56 FT LEVEL. WORKINGS AT 56, 113, 180, AND 280 FT

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Production): SOME 500 OR MORE TONS OF GOLD ORE PRODUCED FROM 1880'S TO 1934.

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS IN PRECAMBRIAN GRANITE


References

Reference (Deposit): DREWES, HARALD, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED DATA, 1977-1980.

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.

Reference (Deposit): USBM FILES

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 60.

Reference (Deposit): COOPER, J. R., 1960, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-231.


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