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

MRDSM800134
DEP10048114
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}
ReporterGest, Don E.