Arizona · Cochise County
Past Producer

American Mine

Cochise County, Arizona, United States
LeadCopperSilverGoldSilicaBarium-BariteFluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Copper, Silver, Gold, Silica
TertiaryBarium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlJasperoid Mass
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite
GangueFluorite, Specularite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiorite · Johnny Lyon Granodiorite
AlterationQuartz-Sericite-Pyrite Alteration, Pyrite Gossan
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1924
Identification
Deposit ID10039694
MRDS IDM050668
Alternate namesAmerican Shaft, War Eagle, La Ventia
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.21484, -110.24873
References
KEITH, S., 1973, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 187.COOPER & SILVER, 1964, DRAGOON QUAD: USGS PP. 416, P. 161.SILVER AND DEUTSCH, 1963, N.Y. ACADEMY OF SCIENCE ANNALS, V. 91, P. 279-283.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRIKEITH, 1973.