The Red Berry and Hidden Tunnel Mines is a copper and silver mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,801 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
Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.72028, -110.79417
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Red Berry and Hidden Tunnel Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Berry and Hidden Tunnel Mines
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Greaterville 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1947
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Averaged 0.8% Cu, 2.5 Oz. Ag Per Ton, And Trace Of Au Per Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1947
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: SPOTTY
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFT OPERATIONS
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ CO., ARIZ., ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 191, P. 55
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1975
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