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White Tail Deer Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 25' 0'' North , 109° 55' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
31.41694,-109.91806
GeoHash:
G#: 9t9fdz20g
GRN:
N21W68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bisbee5,208 (2017)3.6km
Naco1,046 (2011)9.5km
Naco6,064 (2018)10.4km
Palominas212 (2011)19.4km
Miracle Valley644 (2011)22.7km
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ClubLocationDistance
Huachuca Mineral and Gem ClubSierra Vista, Arizona40km
Mindat Locality ID:
33209
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33209:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0aa0115e-ecf1-4c41-b128-7c3d292ee19f
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Whitetail Mine


A former small surface and underground Cu-Ag-Au mine located in West-central (SW¼SW¼NW¼) sec. 21, T.23S., R.24E. (Bisbee 7.5 minute topo map), on private land. Owned by the Phelps Dodge Corp.

Mineralization is a replacement deposit with oxidized copper ores in irregular replacement bodies in the upper part of the Cambrian Abrigo Limestone along strong faulting. The orebodies are near dikes and sills, and faulting and associated brecciation. Ore concentration was bornite replacing pyrite. Alteration was gossan with Mn and Fe oxides induced by hydrothermal metamorphism. An associated rock unit is the Sacramento Hill Stock.

Local structures include common pre-mineralization faulting and tilting. The main fault directions are N10W to N40E and S30W to N50W.

Workings include an open cut and a shaft(s). Several thousand tons of ore were produced in the late 1800s. Production from this mine was included under the Copper Queen Branch of Phelps Dodge in USBM-ABGMT files.

Deposit 2 SEE PHELPS-DODGE COPPER QUEEN BR. SEC. 8, 9, 16, 17, T. 23 S., R. 24E.

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Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Braunite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
Habit: Coarse crystals to 1 inch diameter.
Description: Cleaveable xls. in irregular replacement pods in limestone.
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Encloses hetaerolite crystals.
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Coronadite
Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘ Hausmannite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4
Description: Replacing limestone that contains braunite.
ⓘ Hetaerolite
Formula: ZnMn2O4
Description: Crystals in calcite.
ⓘ Hübnerite
Formula: MnWO4
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Neltnerite
Formula: CaMn3+6(SiO4)O8
Habit: Small 1 mm oval crystals.
Description: Embedded in braunite.
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Tilasite
Formula: CaMg(AsO4)F

Gallery:

ZnMn2O4ⓘ Hetaerolite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHausmannite4.BB.10Mn2+Mn3+2O4
ⓘHetaerolite4.BB.10ZnMn2O4
ⓘHübnerite4.DB.30MnWO4
ⓘCoronadite4.DK.05aPb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘTilasite8.BB.CaMg(AsO4)F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBraunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
ⓘNeltnerite9.AG.05CaMn3+6(SiO4)O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oⓘ HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Oⓘ HetaeroliteZnMn2O4
Oⓘ HübneriteMnWO4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ NeltneriteCaMn63+(SiO4)O8
Oⓘ TilasiteCaMg(AsO4)F
FFluorine
Fⓘ TilasiteCaMg(AsO4)F
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ TilasiteCaMg(AsO4)F
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Siⓘ NeltneriteCaMn63+(SiO4)O8
SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ NeltneriteCaMn63+(SiO4)O8
Caⓘ TilasiteCaMg(AsO4)F
MnManganese
Mnⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Mnⓘ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mnⓘ HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
Mnⓘ HetaeroliteZnMn2O4
Mnⓘ HübneriteMnWO4
Mnⓘ NeltneriteCaMn63+(SiO4)O8
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HetaeroliteZnMn2O4
AsArsenic
Asⓘ TilasiteCaMg(AsO4)F
WTungsten
Wⓘ HübneriteMnWO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ CoronaditePb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16

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References

Arizona Bureau of Mines files.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10027131, MRDS ID #M002193; and, Dep. ID #10160862, MAS ID #0040030570.
Ransome, F.L. (1904) Bisbee Folio, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Atlas of the United States, Folio no. 112, 17 p. [oversized], 10 sheets, scales 1:12,000 and 1:62,500 [reprinted 1914, with supplement, 19 p., oversized, 8 sheets, scales 1:12,000 and 1:62,500].
Ransome, F.L. (1904), The geology and ore deposits of the Bisbee quadrangle, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 21, 168 p., 3 sheets, scales 1:12,000 and 1:62,500: 118.
Bonillas, et al (1916): 338.
Trischka, C. (1938), Bisbee district, in Some Arizona ore deposits, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 145: 38.
Bryant, Donald G., Metz, Harry E. (1966) Geology and Ore Deposits of the Warren Mining District. In Geology of the Porphyry Copper Deposits. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ. p.189-204.
Keith, Stanton B. (1973), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 187, Index of Mining Properties in Cochise County, Arizona: 90 (Table 4).
Wilson, W.E. (1987b), What's new in minerals? The 79 Mine aurichalcite story, Mineralogical Record: 18: 299-301.
Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources Open File Report 92-10: 6 (Table 1).
Anthony, John W., Williams, Sidney A., Bideaux, Richard A., Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.) University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ.
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