Southwest Silver Corporation No. 1

The Southwest Silver Corporation No. 1 is a silver and copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona.

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: Southwest Silver Corporation No. 1  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 32.85278, -110.57778

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Southwest Silver Corporation No. 1 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Southwest Silver Corporation No. 1
Secondary: Jim Douglas
Secondary: Fortuna
Secondary: Aravaipa Metals


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silica


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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: Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SILICEOUS SILVER-COPPER ORES IN A STEEPLY DIPPING BRECCIATED FAULT ZONE CUTTING DIABASE AND QUARTZITE.


References

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 4, 185 P

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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