The South San Xavier Mine is a copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,599 feet.
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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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 31.97056, -111.10333
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South San Xavier Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: South San Xavier Mine
Secondary: Gray Copper
Secondary: Franklin Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Pima District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1947
Time Period: 1900 - 1947
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^4 % Cu, 4 % Pb, 2 % Zn, 2.5 Oz Ag/Ton, Minor Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Year Last Production: 1947
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: E-W Fault Zone Contact Between Limestone And Arkose.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED S. SAN XAVIER CO., W.C. FIELDS, EAGLE PITCHER MINING CO, HALL & LEWIS
Comment (Workings): SHAFT OPERATIONS.
Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SECTION 10.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 138 .
Reference (Deposit): MAYUGA, M. N., 1942 , THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE HELMET PEAK AREA, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: UNIV. ARIZ., PHD THESIS, P. 118 .
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F. L., 1922 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SIERRITA MTNS., PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 725 .
Reference (Production): ( 8 ) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 138 .
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