January and Norton Mine Group

The January and Norton Mine Group is a zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,902 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: January and Norton Mine Group
Secondary: Padrez
Secondary: Blue Flag and Red Bird, Uncle George

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Manganese

Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Harshaw District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Nash, J. And Mc Farland, E.
Years: 1954 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1925
Year Last Production: 1949
Discovery Year: 1875
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Rhyolite Similar To That Of Red Mountain

Type: L
Description: Isolated Outcrops Of Limestone Occur Near Dike

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Wall Rock Is Locally Strongly Pyritized And Propylitized

Rocks

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

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1940 VALUES AVERAGED 6% ZN, 4% PB, 7 OZ/TON AG, AND MINOR CU AND AU
Analytical Data: EARLY 1900'S ASSAY VALUES AVERAGED 35% PB, 60 OZ/TON AG

Materials

Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1870'S

Comment (Workings): JANUARY MINE WORKINGS INCLUDED 2 VERTICAL, TIMBERED SHAFTS, SEVERAL CROSS-CUTS; ONE SHAFT ON THE RED BIRD CLAIM; JANUARY SHAFT IS 500 FT DEEP, HORTON SHAFT (NORTH END OF PROPERTY) IS 120 FT DEEP; TUNNEL CONNECTS 500-FT LEVEL OF JANUARY SHAFT WITH TRENCH SHAFT

Comment (Geology): 50-CALLED JANUARY-NORTON VEIN LIES TO NE OF TRENCH VEIN SYSTEM

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: TRENCH MINE (OPERATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH JANUARY MINE BY AMERICAN SMELTING AND REFINING CO); WORLD'S FAIR MINE FOR GEOLOGIC INFORMATION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Development): OWNERS AND OPERATORS INCLUDED JANUARY MINES CO., AMERICAN SMELTING AND REFINING CO., BLUE FLAG MINING CO., FARRELL, BIG JIM MINES INC., FRANK GALLAGHER AND ASSOCOATES; MINES RELOCATED BY BLUE FLAG MINING CO. IN 1882; PROPERTY COMPRISES 2 PATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED RHYOLITE DIKE IS 15-20 FT WIDE; CONSIDERABLE MANGANESE CONTAINED IN DIORITE, AS MUCH AS 4 FT. FROM CONTACT ON NE OR HANGING-WALL SIDE; JANUARY MINE LOCATED ON NORTHERN CONTINUATION OF RED DIKE OR VEIN, WHICH STRIKES N30W, DIPS 75NE, AND IS 6-7 FT. WIDE

Comment (Location): RED BIRD MINE, ALSO KNOWN AS UNCLE GEORGE OR NORTON MINE, IS JUST EAST OF ROAD; JANUARY MINE IS ABOUT 1/3 MILE NORTH OF THE RED BIRD, ON THE NE SIDE OF FLUX CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Production): WORKED FROM EARLY 1870'S FOR HIGH-GRADE SILVER, AND IN 1925-1928 AND 1944-1949 FOR ZINC AND LEAD

References

Reference (Deposit): SIMONS, FRANK S., 1974 GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS MAP I-762 (1:48000)

Reference (Deposit): SIMONS, FRANKS, 1972, MESOZOIC STRATIGRAPHY OF THE PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS AND ADJOINING AREAS, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 658-E, P.21-22

Reference (Deposit): USBM FILES, JANUARY AND NORTON MINE GROUP

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, FRANK C., 1915, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; USGS BULLETIN 582, P. 252-253

Reference (Deposit): KARTCHNER, WAYNE E., 1944, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF A PORTION OF THE HARSHAW DISTRICT, PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; PHD. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, P. 95-96

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, STANTON B. 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 191, P. 59

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT FILES, STANTON B. KEITH

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA; JANUARY MINE; TRENCH MILL

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE. JANUARY MINE; TRENCH MINE

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

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