Mountain View Mine, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mountain View Mine | Mine |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 28' 23'' North , 109° 57' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bisbee | 5,208 (2017) | 4.1km |
| Naco | 1,046 (2011) | 15.4km |
| Naco | 6,064 (2018) | 16.3km |
| Palominas | 212 (2011) | 18.2km |
| Miracle Valley | 644 (2011) | 21.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 34km |
| Sunsites Gem and Mineral Club | Pearce, Arizona | 50km |
A former small underground Cu-Pb-Au-Ag mine located in sec. 36, T.22S., R.23E. (Bisbee 7.5 minute topo map), approximately 2 miles NW of Bisbee, on private land. Produced 1906-1908. Owned by the Mountain View Development Co. Operated by Mr.William Truax And Mr. Oliver Dane, Mountain View Development Co. (1908).
Mineralization is oxidized copper with minor lead ores in irregular quartz veins in Jurassic granite porphyry.
Workings include 2 shallow shafts to a depth of 76.2 meters and a tunnel. A few tons of ore were produced in 1906-1908.
β‘Ref.: The Resources of Arizona - A Manual of Reliable Information Concerning the Territory, compiled by Patrick Hamilton (1881), Scottsdale, AZ: 41.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID file #10046231, MRDS ID #M241094. |
| β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID file #10046231, MRDS ID #M241094. |
| β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID file #10046231, MRDS ID #M241094. |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID file #10046231, MRDS ID #M241094. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Keith, Stanton B. (1973), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 187, Index of Mining Properties in Cochise County, Arizona: 88 (Table 4).
Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources Open File Report. 92-10: 5 (Table 1).
Arizona Bureau of Mines files.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10046231, MRDS ID #M241094.
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046231 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Pedregosa BasinBasin
USA
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Warren Mining DistrictMining District
- Cochise County
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