Pima District

The Pima District is a copper and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona.

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: Pima District  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Silver

Lat, Long: 31.9667, -111.08330

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Pima District MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pima District
Secondary: San Xavier Mine
Secondary: Pima Mine
Secondary: Mission


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: PIMA DISTRICT


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: PORPHYRY, SKARN
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Porphyry Cu, skarn-related


Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): MCKNIGHT, E.T., NEWMAN, W.L., AND HEYL, A.V., JR. (COMPILERS), 1962, ZINC IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA AND HAWAII: USGS MINERAL INV. RESOURCE MAP MR-19, SEPARATE TEXT, 18 P.

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.B., 1950, ARIZONA ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS: ARIZONA STAT BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 156, P. 39-51.

Reference (Deposit): HUTTL, J.B., 1958, HOW SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION FOUND PIMA MINE: ENGR. AND MIN. JOUR., V. 159, NO. 3, P. 100-106.


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