Peterson Mine

The Peterson Mine is a silver, copper, and gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,099 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: Peterson Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 31.45472, -110.40000

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Peterson Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Peterson Mine
Secondary: Copper Dog
Secondary: Copper Dog Mng Co.


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold


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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Copper Dog Co


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
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

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): ORE IN FAULT FISSURE VEINS ASSOCIATED WITH MICROGRANODIORITE DIKE OR SILL CUTTING CONGLOMERATE AND ANDESITE VOLCANICS.

Comment (Location): S CENTRAL SECTION 3 N CENTRAL SEC 10 UTM EST

Comment (Production): SOME 30 TONS OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1916.

Comment (Deposit): ORE IN FAULT FISSURES ASSOCIATED WITH MICROGRANODIORITE DIKE OR SILL CUTTING CONGLOMERATE AND ANDESITE VOLCANICS.

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL AND SURFACE WORKINGS


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 66

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


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