The Pico Mine is a silver mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,549 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: 1,549 Feet (472 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 32.62361, -111.91417
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Pico Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pico Mine
Secondary: Pico Ace Group
Secondary: George Freeman Pit
Secondary: Sofpa Claims
Secondary: Esta Bles Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silica
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1955
Year Last Production: 1966
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Type: R
Description: Bed Trends Nw Dips Sw, Overlain By Paleozic Limestone Of Undetermined Age
Type: L
Description: Nw Striking Fault, Minor Ne Striking Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Embolite
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Anglesite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): PAST PRODUCTION OF PLUS 90% SILICA FOR COPPER SMELTER FLUX.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN OF SILVER LEAD ORE IN LAYER OF QUARTZITE 4 FT THICK, VEIN VARIES IN THICKNESS FROM A FEW INCHES TO TWO FEET
Comment (Workings): SMALL PIT 70 FT IN DIAMETER, 20 FT DEEP; OLD SHAFT 40 FT DEEP
Comment (Location): LOCATED NEAR THE ORIZABA MINE.
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT LOCATED IN EITHER ABRIGO FORMATION OR BOLSA QUARTZITE
References
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-934
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA
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