Quartzite Mine

The Quartzite Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,151 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

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Site Name

Primary: Quartzite Mine

Commodity

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

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Tombstone 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: Escapule, E. P.
Years: 1953 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1951
Year Last Production: 1953
Discovery Method: 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

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Western Edge Of Ajax Hill Horst

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Deposit): LIMESTONE IS THE MOST PROBABLE HOST ROCK ACCORDING TO GEOLOGIC MAP, SO REPLACEMENT IS MOST PROBABLE DEPOSIT TYPE

Comment (Location): SHAFT LOCATED ON SOUTHEAST SLOPE OF AJAX HILL ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT

Comment (Geology): THIS DEPOSIT IS NOT DESCRIBED SPECIFICALLY IN LITERATURE. MINERALIZATION OCCURRED DURING LEAD-ZINC PHASE, BEFORE MANGANESE MINERALIZATION

References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 143, 1938.

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