Burrito De Fierro Mine

The Burrito De Fierro Mine is a zinc, copper, silver, and lead mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,829 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

Name: Burrito De Fierro Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 4,829 Feet (1,472 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Copper, Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 31.94417, -110.05833

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Burrito De Fierro Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Burrito De Fierro Mine


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Middle Pass 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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Ligier, Perevil And Danvers


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1956
Year Last Production: 1964
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: BEDDED


Structure

Type: R
Description: Complex Tertiary Faulting Of Paleozoic And Cretaceous Sediments, Tertiary Intrusives

Type: L
Description: Closely Folded Rocks, Thrusts, Deep Reverse Faults With Superimposed Oligocene Metamorphism


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SEC 24 UTM EST.

Comment (Commodity): OXIDIZED BASE METAL SULFIDES

Comment (Production): OVER 200 TONS OF ORE SHIPPED INTERMITTENTLY FROM 1956 TO 1964.

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL AND SURFACE WORKINGS


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 63.

Reference (Deposit): MARVIN, STERN, CREASEY, MEHNERT, 1973, USGS BULL 1379

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


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