The West San Xavier Prospect is a copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,550 feet.
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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: 3,550 Feet (1,082 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 31.97083, -111.09861
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West San Xavier Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: West San Xavier Prospect
Secondary: West San Xavier Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Pima District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Type: L
Description: E-W Fault, Mine Floor Thrust Fault (N80e, 18 - 38 E)
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT WORKINGS.
References
Reference (Deposit): MITCHAM, T. W., AND ARNOLD, L. C., 1964 , THE WEST SAN XAVIER MINE, KEYS TO A DISTRICT: ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY DIGEST, V. 7 , NOVEMBER 1964 , P. 147 - 151 .
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F. L., 1922 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SIERRITA MTNS., PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 725 .
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