A gemstone (Fire Agate) mine located in the NE¼ sec. 11, T9S, R20E, in the eastern foothills of the Galiuro Mountains, near highway 253, on National Forest land (state lease ? - improbable if on NF land).
Mineralization is fire agate and chalcedony hosted in volcanic rock.
Workings are comprised of an open cut several hundred feet long. Small-scale mining operation was being worked by hand tools. Amount of production is difficult to assess.
References:
Brown, S.D. (1993) Mineral Appraisal of the Coronado National Forest, part 4, Galiuro Mountains Unit, Graham County, Arizona. U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report MLA 26-93, 40 pp.
SGS Kennedy Peak Quadrangle map.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10137577, MAS ID #0040090173.
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Map Reference: 32°40'15"N , 110°16'13"W
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