Chiricahua Mine, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Chiricahua Mine | Mine |
| California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District) | Mining District |
| Chiricahua Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 57' 20'' North , 109° 14' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rodeo | 101 (2015) | 23.4km |
| San Simon | 165 (2011) | 34.7km |
| Cotton City | 388 (2011) | 36.7km |
| Sunizona | 281 (2011) | 40.2km |
| Animas | 237 (2011) | 40.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
32160
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32160:5
GUID (UUID V4):
a29411c2-45a0-40ad-b0b8-5a05293465da
A former small underground Cu-Pb-Ag-Zn-W mine on 40 claims, 7 patented in 1945. Located in the SE ¼ sec. 11 and SW ¼ sec. 12, T.17S., R.30E. (Portal 7.5 minute topo map), approximately 1.5 miles NW of Paradise. Owned at times by Captain Thomas Burns; and, W.M. Boulware (1945). Operated by the Lake Superior Mining Co., the Chiricahua Development Co., and the San Simeon Copper Co.
Mineralization is base metal carbonates and sulfides with spotty, fine-grained, disseminated scheelite in faulted and sheared, shaly, and silicated Pennsylvanian-Permian Naco Group limestone intruded by Laramide or Tertiary granitic rock.
Local structures include intrusive granite, granodiorite in Jhus Canyon, directly north of the mine.
Workings include a 2 shafts and an adit, and a 750 foot crosscut tunnel with a 100 foot winze. The 400 foot deep Mars shaft bottomed in chalcopyrite ore. The other shaft is the 400 foot deep Planet shaft. Both shafts have drifts. Some spotty production of ore occurred in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Location
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10104054 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Pedregosa BasinBasin
USA
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Chiricahua MountainsMountain Range
- California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District)Mining District
- Chiricahua MountainsMountain Range
- Cochise County
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