The Republic Mine is a copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,001 feet.
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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
Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 32.59361, -112.04889
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Republic Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Republic Mine
Secondary: Lucky Ace
Secondary: Super Six
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1914
Year Last Production: 1917
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: North East Striking Fault, E-W Striking Faults, Beds Strike Ne Dip 20 To 35 Nw
Type: L
Description: North East Striking Fault And Dike, Minor Nw Striking Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Jarosite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): ADJOINS REWARD MINE WHICH IS TO THE NORTHEAST
Comment (Geology): TENNY DATES LIMESTONE AS PENNSYLVANIAN, MF-931 DATES LIMESTONE MISSISIPIAN.
Comment (Development): VAN H. BROOKS AND DAVID W. CUMMINGS OPERATED BOTH THE REPUBLIC AND REWARD MINES IN 1912 THROUGH 1916; THE GADSDEN COPPER CO. ALSO OPERATED BOTH MINES IN 1917
Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT DEPOSIT ALONG FAULT AND DIKE STRIKING NORTH EAST IN A LIMESTONE BED DIPPING 20 DEGREES WEST
Comment (Workings): LARGEST WORKING IS A SHAFT 100FT DEEP WITH A DRIFT OF 170 FT AT THE BOTTOM
References
Reference (Deposit): TENNEY, J.B., ECONOMIC GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF CASA GRANDE MINING DISTRICT, AZ BUREAU OF MINES, 1934, P 12-13
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-931
Reference (Deposit): TENNEY, JAMES B., HISTORY OF MINING IN ARIZONA 1927-1929 P. 337
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA
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