American Group Mine

The American Group Mine is a copper, lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,201 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: American Group Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver

Lat, Long: 31.90111, -109.97944

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American Group Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: American Group Mine
Secondary: Escapule


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Middle Pass 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: Escapule


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: PARTIALLY OXIDIZED


Structure

Type: R
Description: District Mineralization Is Associated With Stronghold Granite Intrusive Event, Oligocene

Type: L
Description: Along Thrust Fault. Many Thrusts Are In Area Separating Paleozoic Limestones From Prec Pinal Schist


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): ORE IN FOLDED AND FAULTED LIMESTONE CLOSE TO STRONG THRUST FAULT BRECCIA.

Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SEC 3, UTM EST

Comment (Production): A SMALL TONNAGE OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1938.

Comment (Development): ALSO OPERATED BY C. PERNELL, 1940

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW ADIT WORKINGS


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 68.

Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, 1956, USGS PP 281

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


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