The Moore Mine is a copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,550 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: 3,550 Feet (1,082 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 31.61583, -111.42167
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Moore Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moore Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Arivaca District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1967
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^2 % Cu, 4 Oz Ag/Ton, Trace Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1967
Year Last Production: 1967
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): PLACERS NEAR THE COWBOY MINE (LOCATION GIVEN), ALONG BURRO CREEK NW OF BAGDAD, SANTA MARIA RIVER SW OF BAGDAD, AND GULCHES NW OF HILLSIDE
Comment (Production): DISTRICT PLACER PRODUCTIONS
Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SECTION 9 .
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED DRAHAM ENTERPRISE
Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT AND LEACHING OPERATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN, 189 , P. 106
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 106 .
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