Southwest Mine

The Southwest Mine is a zinc, gold, copper, and lead mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,459 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: Southwest Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 5,459 Feet (1,664 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Gold, Copper, Lead

Lat, Long: 31.44, -109.91583

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Southwest Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Southwest Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Warren District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Phelps Dodge Corp.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


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

Type: R
Description: Pre-Mineralization Faulting And Tilting Common

Type: L
Description: Main Fault Directions, N10w To N40e, S30w To N50w, Pre-Mineralization


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gossan With Mn And Fe Oxides Induced By Hydrothermal Metamorphism


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 170.500000+-7.500000
Age Young: Jurassic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): SW 1/4 SEC. 9. UTM EST.

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED UNDER THE COPPER QUEEN BRANCH OF PHELPS DODGE IN USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA

Comment (Deposit): ORE CLUSTERS ABOUT A SILICEOUS CORE WHICH CROPS OUT AS SILICA BRECCIA AND MANGANESE OF THE SURFACE. IN THE SILICA, GOLD WAS BOTH MECHANICALLY AND CHEMICALLY CONCENTRATED DURING LEACHING


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 89

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


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