Mine detail: Contention Mine

Previously called 'North Star'

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Location

Lat / long:

31.88984, -111.07625

Resource(M)

Primary:	Zinc
Secondary:	Copper, Silver
Tertiary:	Lead, Gold, Manganese
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Specularite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Garnet, Magnetite
Orebody form:	LENTICULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1920
Last production ended:	1947

Geology

Host type:	Limestone
Associated type:	Quartz Monzonite

References

MRDS	M050382
DEP	10039590
Reference	{Deposit:: HOUSER, F. N., 1949 , THE GEOLOGY OF THE CONTENTION MINE AREA, TWIN BUTTES, ARIZONA: UNIV ARIZ. MS THESIS P. 49 .}{Deposit:: KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 133 .}{Deposit:: WHITCOMB, 1948 , GEOLOGY OF THE MORGAN MINE AREA, TWIN BUTTES, ARIZONA: UNIV. ARIZ. MS THESIS, P 78 - 9 .}{Deposit:: WILSON, E. D., 1950 , ARIZONA ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS PART 1 : ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 156 , P. 50 - 1 .}{Production:: ( 8 ) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 133 . ( 9 ) ABM BULLETIN 156 , P. 50 . ( 1 ) WHITCOMB, 1948 .}
Reporter	Theodore, Ted G., Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.)