The Atlas Mine is a zinc and copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,559 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,559 Feet (780 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 32.42972, -111.54667
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Atlas Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Atlas Mine
Secondary: B. S. & K.
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Wollastonite
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Silver Bell District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: B. S. And K. Mining Co.
Years: 1964 -
Production
Year: 1947
Time Period: 1900 - 1947
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^16 % Zn, 1.3 % Cu, 0.6 Oz Ag/Ton, Minor Pb And Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
Year Last Production: 1964
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: MANTOS, PODS, LENSES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Contact At Mine Between Quartz Monzonite And Limestone Average S10w, 30e
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Tactite, Garnetite, Hornfels.
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Wollastonite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Andradite
Gangue: Hedenbergite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Grossularite
Gangue: Chalcanthite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Location): E CENTRAL SECTION 32. INFO FROM LAND.ST :49, 01
Comment (Production): PRODUCED SINCE EARLY 1900'S, BUT MAINLY FROM 1947 .
Comment (Deposit): MANY ORE SHOOTS ARE PRESENT AND ARE STOPED. AVERAGE HEIGHT IS 25 FT, AVERAGE DEPTH IS 18 FT, AND AVERAGE LENGTH IS 65 FT. AVERAGE STRIKE IS S10W, AVERAGE PLUNGE IS 30 DEG. SHOOTS ARE VERY IRREGULAR. 273 TO 454 FT LEVEL SHOOTS REACH OVER 100 FT IN LENGTH.
Comment (Workings): MANY PROSPECT PITS, SEVERAL ADITS.
Comment (Deposit): 110 TOTAL CLAIMS, 11 ARE PATENTED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): AGENBROAD, L.D., 1962, THE GEOLOGY OF THE ATLAS MINE AREA, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: UNIV. ARIZ. MS THESIS.
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 143.
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.
Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): ( 8 ) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 143
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