Haist Mine

The Haist Mine is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,650 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: Haist Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation: 5,650 Feet (1,722 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 31.41917, -110.71917

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Haist Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Haist Mine
Secondary: Mickey


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Patagonia 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

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Sonoran Desert


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

Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE FROM ORE PILE ASSAYED 906 AU, 38.80 AG, AND 18.9 % CU. WASTE-ORE RATIO ABOUT 16:1.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): 1.5 MILES ENE OF PAYMASTER MINE; 1.0 MILE WNW OF FLYING R RANCH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Production): $10,000 LOAN APPLICATION DENIED RFC.

Comment (Development): ABANDONED

Comment (Deposit): AVERAGE WIDTH OF VEIN .5 INCHES. POCKETS 15 TO 20 INCHES LONG. SULFIDES ALONG EDGE OF PORPHYRY DIKE, SPOTTY.

Comment (Workings): VEIN OPENED UP 40 FEET IN VERTICAL PLANE, 40 FEET 1ATERALLY. 80 FOOT DRIFT, 40 FOOT WINZE.

Comment (Deposit): MINE NAME SHOWN ON MAP, USBM LOCATES MILES TO EAST WHERE APPARENTLY NO MINES ARE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT


References

Reference (Deposit): SIMONS, FRANK S, 1974, USGS MAP I-762 (1:48000).

Reference (Deposit): AMS NOGALES.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Deposit): USBM LIST OF COPPER IN SANTA CRUZ.

Reference (Deposit): USBM FILES, HAIST MINE.


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