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Wolverine Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 25' 18'' North , 109° 55' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
31.42167,-109.92222
GeoHash:
G#: 9t9ff8jh6
GRN:
N21W68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bisbee5,208 (2017)3.0km
Naco1,046 (2011)9.9km
Naco6,064 (2018)10.8km
Palominas212 (2011)19.2km
Miracle Valley644 (2011)22.4km
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ClubLocationDistance
Huachuca Mineral and Gem ClubSierra Vista, Arizona39km
Mindat Locality ID:
33210
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33210:6
GUID (UUID V4):
77363b18-bce2-41a2-ac00-00b0d11f0286
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Broken Promise Mine


A former small underground Cu-Pb-Zn-Ag-Au mine located on 9 claims (Cairo, Memphis, Kentucky, Georgia, Louisiana, Chicago, Warren, George, and the Broken Promise), in the NE¼NE¼ sec. 20, T.23S., R.24E. (Bisbee 7.5 minute topo map), about 2 miles (3.22 km) SE of Bisbee, on private land. Produced 1909-1931. Owned by the Wolverine & Arizona Mining Co.

Mineralization is oxidized base metal sulfides in irregular replacement bodies in unaltered Cambrian Abrigo Limestone associated with a porphyry dike and strong fracturing. Bornite replaces pyrite. Alteration is gossan with Mn and Fe oxides induced by hydrothermal metamorphism.

Workings included two shafts, both found in the NE¼ of section 20. The shaft on the Broken Promise claim is 700 feet (ca. 213 m) deep. The shaft on the Warren claim (which adjoins the Queen and Shattuck properties) is 500 feet (ca. 152 m) deep. The shafts are about 800 feet (ca. 244 m) apart. One tunnel connects the two shafts.

Some 30,000 or more tons of ore were produced from 1916 to 1931. Reported more than $1,000,000 to 9/1942.

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnglesite7.AD.35PbSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ AnglesitePbSO4

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References

Arizona Bureau of Mines files.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10026894, MRDS ID #M000841; and, Dep. ID #10233639, MAS ID #0040030571.
Bonillas, Y.S., Tenny, and Feuchere (1917), Geology of the Warren mining district: A.I.M.E. Transactions, Vol. 55: 329, 337-338.
Keith, Stanton B. (1973), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 187, Index of Mining Properties in Cochise County, Arizona: 90 (Table 4).
Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources Open File Report 92-10: 4 (Table 1).
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