Mame Mine

The Mame Mine is a copper mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,541 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Mame Mine

Commodity

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

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Turquoise 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

Type: Unknown

Ownership

Owner Name: Direct Minerals, Inc., James C. Ryan, Jr. Manager
Home Office: 445 Park Ave. N. Y.
Years: 1963 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1909
Year Last Production: 1969
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: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR, IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Abrigo Dips 70 Degrees E. Quartz Monzonite Intruded And Metamorphosed Abrigo Limestone

Type: L
Description: Smaller Faults, Post-Enrichment, Are Sw To N-S, Variable Dip

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation Is Spotty

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): ABOVE ORIENTATION IS THAT OF BEDDING, WHICH ORE BODIES FOLLOW APPROXIMATELY, ORE BODIES IN A STEEPLY DIPPING BELT OF ABRIGO LIMESTONE INTRUDED AND METAMORPHOSED BY QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS ON 100, 200, AND 300 FOOT LEVELS OTHER ADJOINING SHAFTS INCLUDE THE HUMBOT, 200 FEET DEEP AND THE HIGHLAND, 350 FEET DEEP.

Comment (Geology): NARROW BELT OF CARBONIFEROUS LIMESTONE IS EAST OF SHAFT, BUT THE DEPOSIT AND WORKINGS ARE IN CAMBRIAN LIMESTONE

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

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION STATISTICS INCLUDE MARY MINE, HIGHLAND SHAFT, AND HUMBOT SHAFT

Comment (Development): MINE OPERATORS INCL. BIG BEAR MNG CO, STILL BROTHERS, AZTEC MINING CO, MINERALS EXPLOR, TOMBSTONE MINES GREAT WESTERN COMPANY. PRECIPITATE WORK, PARAMOUNT MNG. OPERATED MAME IN 1959-1960 1963-1969.

References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1927. GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COURTLAND-GLEESON REGION, ARIZONA. ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 123, P. 54-56

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA

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