Mine detail: Maid of Sunshine Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

31.77402, -109.80954

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Secondary:	Silver, Gold
Ore:	Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Gold, Malachite, Silver
Orebody form:	BLANKET & IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1913
Last production ended:	1929

Geology

Host rock:	Bolsa Quartzite;Abrigo Limestone
Host type:	Limestone
Structure:	Overthrust Of Bolsa Quartzite Over Paleozoic Rocks. Post Thrust Faults Strike From Ns To Nw-Se And Dip From 50 To 70 Degrees East. They Have Broken The Thrust Plane Into Irregular Steps. Post Thrust Faulting Was Later Than Mineralization

References

MRDS	M800134
DEP	10048114
Reference	{Deposit:: ABGMT 187, P. 83}{Deposit:: WILSON, E.P. GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COURTLAND-GLEESON REGION ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 123 P. 43-44, P. 57}{Deposit:: ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA}
Reporter	Gest, Don E.