Vision Point Prospect

The Vision Point Prospect is a silver and copper mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,560 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: Vision Point Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 4,560 Feet (1,390 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 31.89583, -109.75139

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Vision Point Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Vision Point Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Pearce 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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Unknown
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: SPOTTY


Structure

Type: L
Description: Beds Strike Nw, Dip Ne. Nw Striking Fault Mapped By Gilluly, 1956


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): WEAK AND SPOTTY OXIDIZED COPPER MINERALIZATION IN FRACTURED VOLCANICS.

Comment (Workings): ONE MAIN SHAFT, SURFACE WORKINGS


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 70.

Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, 1956, USGS PP 281

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


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