Miller Canyon Prospect

The Miller Canyon Prospect is a lead and copper 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: Miller Canyon Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Copper

Lat, Long: 31.4025, -110.29056

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Miller Canyon Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Miller Canyon Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Hartford 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.
Administrative Organization: Coronado National Forest


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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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: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Skarn


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SEE ARMISTICE MINE FOR DESCRIPTION OF CLOSEST PRODUCER ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Comment (Deposit): SCARN DEVEL. ALONG A FRACTURES IN LS. LATER REOPENED & SULFIDES INTRODUCED. THE CU IS ONLY IN MALACHITE; THE CPY IS PRESUMPTION. THE SULFIDE ARE SO FINE GRAINED.I CAN'T BE CERTAIN OF SPH.THE ENTIRE VEIN & ALT. ENVELOPE IS NOT OVER 5' THICK - STRICTLY A PROSPECT.


References

Reference (Deposit): CREASY, C.S., 1973, FIELD EXAM

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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