Mine detail: Mission Mine

Previously called 'Mission Porphyry Copper DepositEast PimaMission - San Xavier - EisenhowerEisenhower MinePalo VerdeMission ExtensionEast Pima Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 31.99234, -111.0643

Resource(B)

Primary: Copper, Molybdenum, Silver
Secondary: Zinc, Lead, Gold, PGE
Tertiary: Tin, Tungsten, Fluorine-Fluorite, Cadmium
Ore: Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cubanite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Chrysocolla, Tennantite
Gangue: Clay, Chlorite, Diopside, Garnet
Orebody form: Irregular, Lenses, Veinlets
Discovery year: 1953

Production

Operation type: Underground
Deposit type: Porphyry Cu, Skarn related
Production size: Large
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1961

Geology

Host rock:Sherrer Formation ;
Host type:Skarn (Tactite),Limestone
Associated type:Quartz Monzonite
Structure:Thrust And Normal Faults, Nw Trending Anticline
Tectonic:Basin And Range
Alteration processes:Tactite, Hornfels, Leaching And Enrichment Confined To A Thin Layer

References

MRDSM050387
DEP10111429
Reference{Deposit:: Gale, R.E., 1965, The Geology Of The Mission Copper Mine, Pima Mining District, Arizona: Stanford, Calif., Stanford University, Ph.D Thesis, 176 P.}{Deposit:: Cooper, J.R., 1960, Some Geologic Features Of The Pima Mining District, Pima County, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1112-C, P. 63-103.}{Deposit:: Richard, Kenyon, And Courtright, J.H., 1959, Some Geologic Features Of The Mission Copper Deposit, In Heindl, L.A., Ed., Arizona Geological Society, Southern Arizona Guidebook Ii, P. 201-204.}{Deposit:: Kennison, J.E., 1966, The Mission Copper Deposit, Arizona, In Titley, S.R., And Hicks, C.L., Eds., Geology Of The Porphyry Copper Deposits, Southwestrn North America: Tucson, University Of Arizona Press, P. 281-287.}{Deposit:: World Mining, 1972, Pima Mining Five Year Ore Production And Copper Sales: Mining World, Jan 1972, P. 57.}{Deposit:: Keith, S.B., 1974, Index Of Mining Properties In Pima County, Arizona: Arizona Bureau Of Mines Bulletin 189, P. 136.}{Deposit:: Walenga, Karen, 1989, Mission, Ray Expansion To Assure Copper Feed: Overall Project Will Reduce Need For Outside Sources, Cut Costs: Southwestern Pay Dirt, March 1989, P. 4a-8a.}{Deposit:: Dayton, S.H., 1988, Mission Today, Trim, Efficient, And In Third-Stage Growth: Engineering And Mining Journal, V. 189, No. 9, P. 35-41.}{Deposit:: Argall, G., Jr., 1962, Asarc* Mission Copper: Mining World, V. 24, No. 1, P. 19-42.}{Deposit:: Niemuth, N.J., 1987, Arizona Mineral Development 1984-1986: Arizona Department Of Mines And Mineral Resources Directory 29, 46 P.}{Deposit:: Elevatorski, E.A., 1983, Bulk-Tonnage Metal Deposits: Dana Point, Calif., Minobras Mining Services, P. 165.}{Deposit:: 1956 Direxpl Asarc}{Deposit:: Shafiqullah, M. and Langlois, J.D., 1978, The Pima mining district, Arizona, a geochronologic update; in James, H.L., Callender, J.F., Wilt, J.C. and Clemons, R.E., eds., Land of Cochise, Southeast Arizona, New Mexico Geological Society and Arizona Geological Society, Field Conference Guidebook 29, p. 321-327.}{Geology:: Porter T M 1998 - The Mission skarn porphyry copper deposit: in Compilation from published literature and previous visits (Unpub.) 9p}{Geology:: Titley S R 1982 - Some features of tectonic history and ore genesis in the Pima mining district, Pima County, Arizona: in Titley S R 1983 Advances in Geology of the Porphyry Copper Deposits, Southwestern North America University of Arizona Press, Tucson pp 387-406}{Geology:: Titley S R, 1996 - Alteration of mineralized carbonate rocks in the epicrustal environment: in Porphyry Related Copper and Gold Deposits of the Asia Pacific Region, Conf Proc, Cairns, 12-13 Aug, 1996, AMF, Adelaide, pp 3.1 - 3.10}{Geology:: Einaudi, M.T., 1982, Description of skarns associated with porphyry copper plutons, in Titley, S.R., ed., Advances in geology of the porphyry copper deposits, southwestern North America: Tucson, University of Arizona Press, p. 139-183.}{Geology:: Williamson, R.L., and Poulton, M.M., 1995, The geology of the Mineral Hill area, Mission mine, Pima County, Arizona, in Pierce, F.W., and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry copper deposits of the American Cordillera: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society Digest 20,}{Orebody:: Jansen L J 1982 - Stratigraphy and structure of the Mission Copper deposit, Pima mining district, Pima County, Arizona: in Titley S R 1983 Advances in Geology of the Porphyry Copper Deposits, Southwestern North America University of Arizona Press, Tucson pp 467-474}{Orebody:: King J R 1982 - Geology of the San Xavier North Porphyry Copper deposit, Pima mining district, Pima County, Arizona: in Titley S R 1983 Advances in Geology of the Porphyry Copper Deposits, Southwestern North America University of Arizona Press, Tucson pp 475-485}{Other Database:: Cimri}{Production:: Acarco Mining operations in Arizona. Mission Mine, Tuscon. Accessed 06-AUG-2009. http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembool/330copper.html}{Production:: Keith, 1974, Greeley, 1978; Asarco, 1969}{Production:: Long, K.R., 1995, Production and reserves of Cordilleran (Alaska to Chile) porphyry copper deposits; in Pierce, F.W. and Bolm, J.G., eds., Porphyry Copper Deposits of the American Cordillera, Arizona Geological Society, Digest 20, p. 35-68.}{Reserve-Resource:: Greeley, 1978; Walenga, 1989, P. 5a and 6a; Niemuth, 1987.}{Reserve-Resource:: USBM Minerals Yearbook 1957-89; Asarco 1961-71 Annual Reports and 1972-96 SEC Form 10K; PCIA 1975-94}{Reserve-Resource:: Asarco 1996 SEC Form 10K}
ReporterPeterson, Jocelyn A., Bolm, Karen S., Orris, Greta J., Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC), Amaro, R., Admr, Anderson, Claire