Mine detail: San Xavier Mine Shaft

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Location

Lat / long:

31.97318, -111.09375

Resource(M)

Primary:	Zinc, Lead, Silver
Secondary:	Copper, Gold
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Plumbojarosite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Epidote, Garnet, Hedenbergite, Magnetite, Quartz
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR PIPES, LENSES, MANTOS
Other material:	Pyrite

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host type:	Limestone
Associated type:	Granite
Structure:	Limestone Beds Form A South-Plunging Syncline. Dips Range From 20 - 90 S. Ore Occurs Within The San Xavier Fault Zone. A Steeply South-Dipping Fault Zone Strikes N70e. It Is A Complex Zone With Variable Dip.

References

MRDS	M050362
DEP	10039577
Reference	{Deposit:: KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 137.}{Deposit:: MAYUGA, M.N., 1942, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE HELMET PEAK AREA, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: UNIV. ARIZ., PHD THESIS.}{Deposit:: WILSON, E.D., 1950, ARIZONA ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS, PART 1: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 156, P. 46, 47.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: ( 8 ) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 137 . ( 9 , 10 ) ABM BULLETIN 140 . ( 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ) ABM BULLETIN 156 .}
Reporter	Theodore, Ted G., Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.)