The Charles Mine is a copper, lead, and silver mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,449 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
Elevation: 4,449 Feet (1,356 Meters)
Primary Mineral: Copper, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 33.3, -110.75222
Charles Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Charles MineSecondary: Savage
Secondary: Segal Property
Secondary: Charles Baufman Property
Commodity
Primary: CopperPrimary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: ArizonaCounty: Gila
District: Pinal Mountains District
Land Status
Land ownership: National ForestHoldings
Workings
Type: UndergroundOwnership
Production
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1931
Year Last Production: 1942
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1931
Year Last Production: 1942
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane PlateausPhysiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Orebody
Structure
Alterations
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment Type: Location |
Comment: 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF PIONEER PASS CAMPGROUND ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979) |
Comment Type: Development |
Comment: OPERATORS INCLUDED; CHARLES MINING COMPANY, CHARLES B BAUFMAN, RIVERA AND SMITH. STOPPED PRODUCTION WHEN BAUFMAN ENTERED ARMED SERVICES |
Comment Type: Workings |
Comment: 140 FT INCLINED SHAFT WITH 115 FT OF DRIFTING AT 80FT, 65 FT DRIFTING AT 100 FT, 20 FT DRIFTING AT 125 FT |
Comment Type: Geology |
Comment: NO DETAILED GEOLOGIC MAP OF AREA, BUT ADJOINING USGS MAP (BULL 1141-H) SHOWS LARGE AREAS OF MADERA DIORITE AND A SERIES OF NE TRENDING SCHULTZE GRANITE DIKES. THE MADERA DIORITE AND DIKES ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE DISTRICT AND HAVE BEEN VERIFIED IN THE FIELD BY SB KEITH IN THE MINE AREA |
References
Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ADMR CHARLES BAUFMAN AND HARVEY FILES
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: USGS BULLETIN 1141-H, 1965, PLATE 1
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: KEITH, STANLEY B., 1982, EXXON MINERALS, TUCSON, ARIZONA.
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