Mine detail: Christmas Gift Mine

Previously called 'Lucky Horseshoe GroupRhea GroupHardtmayer PropertyBland PropertyGypsy'

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Location

Lat / long:

31.52514, -110.71789

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead
Secondary:	Silver, Copper
Tertiary:	Gold, Zinc, Manganese
Ore:	Argentite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Limonite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1885

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1890
Last production ended:	1938

Geology

Host type:	Andesite
Associated type:	Rhyolite,Granite
Structure:	E-W And N-S Trending Faults In Teritiary Volcanics, Thick-Bedded, Very Fine-Grained Volcanics Associated With Red Mountain
Tectonic:	Red Mountain Fault Block; Downthrow To North
Alteration processes:	Andesite And Rhyolite Highly Altered; Surface Oxidation To Depths Of 400 Ft.

References

MRDS	M899935
DEP	10048348
Reference	{Deposit:: ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA}{Deposit:: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA, GYPSY MINE}{Deposit:: SCHRADER, FRANK C., 1915, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; USGS BULL, 582, P. 265}{Deposit:: KEITH STANTON B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 191, P. 57}{Deposit:: ABGMT FILES, STANTON B. KEITH}{Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANK S., 1972, MESOZOIC STRATIGRAPHY OF THE PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS AND ADJOINING AREAS, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 658-E, P. 22.}{Deposit:: MOORES, RICHARD C. 1972, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF A PORTION OF THE HARSHAW DISTRICT, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA}{Deposit:: USBM FILES, CHRISTMAS GIFT MINE}{Deposit:: ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE, BLAND MINE}
Reporter	Calder, Susan R.