Cimarron Mine Group

The Cimarron Mine Group is a copper and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,640 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: Cimarron Mine Group  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation: 1,640 Feet (500 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Silver

Lat, Long: 31.96917, -112.88944

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Cimarron Mine Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cimarron Mine Group
Secondary: Bernice
Secondary: Milton - Sturgess
Secondary: Verde Groups


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Montezuma District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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: 1954
Time Period: 1916 - 1954
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^9 % Cu, 4 Oz Ag/Ton


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: SPOTTY, IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Strong Fracture Zone In Schist.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong Chloritic Alteration.


Rocks

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

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Copper


Comments

Comment (Location): S CENTER SECTION 4 . ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT.

Comment (Production): WORKED IN 1916 - 1917 AND 1951 - 1954 .

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFTS AND SURFACE CUTS.


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN, 189 , P. 129

Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 129 .


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