Dunham Mine

The Dunham Mine is a copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,001 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: Dunham Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 33.11444, -110.97806

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Dunham Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dunham Mine
Secondary: Dunham and Centipede


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Riverside 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: James Herron


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1907
Year Last Production: 1941
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: R
Description: Ew To Ene Ryodacite Porphyr Dikes, And Quartz Latite Dikes

Type: L
Description: Contact Between Lcret Quartz Diorite To N And Prec Granite To S


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Development): LOCATED ON DUNHAM PATENTED CLAIM; PREVIOUS OPERATORS INCLUDE I. ROGERS, J. L. DUNHAM, W.P. DUNHAM


References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ 1188, 1975

Reference (Deposit): BLM DISTRICT SHEET #638


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