Oregon-Prompter Mines

The Oregon-Prompter Mines is a silver, manganese, and gold mine located in Cochise 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: Oregon-Prompter Mines  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Manganese, Gold

Lat, Long: 31.69278, -110.07861

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Oregon-Prompter Mines MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Oregon-Prompter Mines
Secondary: Knoxville
Secondary: Stonewall
Secondary: Florodoro


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Tombstone 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: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Boston And Arizona Smltng And Reduction Co., Tombstone Development Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
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: IRREGULAR, PIPE-LIKE TO TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Prompter Fault, Reverse Fault, E-W Trend, Steep South Dip


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrolusite


Comments

Comment (Commodity): MAINLY OXIDIZED MANGANIFEROUS SILVER.

Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SEC. 14. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Geology): OREBODIES ALONG FOOTWALL OF PROMPTER FAULT ZONE AND CONTROLLED BY BEDDING PLANE SLIPS AND "NORTHEAST" FRACTURES.

Comment (Deposit): ADD'L REF. ARIZ. B. OF M. BULL. 127, 1930, PP. 47-50 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Production): A FEW TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TONS OF ORE PRODUCED AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS FROM 1883 TO 1950. 1883 TO 1891 PRODUCTION UNDER VIZINA IN ABGMT-USBM FILES. OTHER OREGON-PROMPTER DATA INCLUDED UNDER TOMBSTONE GROUP

Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS, 5 LEVELS, LENGTH OF WORKINGS ESTIMATED FROM MINE MAP, USBM

Comment (Deposit): ORE ALONG FOOTWALL OF PROMPTER FAULT ZONE. OREBODIESCONTROLLED BY BEDDING PLANE SLIPS AND "NORTHEAST" FRACTURES.


References

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.

Reference (Deposit): ARIZ. B OF M BULL. 143, 1938, PL. 3,4

Reference (Deposit): USGS TM TOMBSTONE & VICINITY, ARIZ. 1907

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 710, 1920, P. 114-116,PL. 5

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 78.

Reference (Deposit): USBM FILE DATA


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