Nevada and Mascot Mines

The Nevada and Mascot Mines is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,400 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

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Site Name

Primary: Nevada and Mascot Mines
Secondary: Galen & Newman

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Mine Canyon 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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Galen And Newman, Mascot Mining Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1955
Year Last Production: 1959
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: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE VISIBLE CU IS IN THE TACTITE ZONE ALONG THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF THE GRANODIORITE - OBSERVED CPY-MAG, CPY-SCARN, MAG-SCARN ASSEMBLAGES. SAW NO PY; AND VERY LITTLE QTZ VEINLETS. ALTHOUGH NEW JERSEY ZINC DRILLED THE GRANODIORITE ALONG THE CONTACT LOOKING FOR A PORPHYRY COPPER, THERE WERE VERY FEW SIGNS OF TYPICAL HYDROTHERMAL-SILICATE ALTERATION, VERY FEW QTZ VEINS VIRTUALLY NO INDICATION OF DISSEMINATION. (S. C. CREASEY) . ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Production): ORE PRODUCED IN 1955, 1956, AND 1959.

Comment (Development): OPERATORS ALSO INCLUDED PURSLEY

Comment (Deposit): ORE ASSOCIATED WITH PORPHYRY DIKES CUTTING LARAMIDE GRANODIORITE.

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW ADIT AND PITS.

References

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

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 91

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