Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Gold
SecondaryCopper, Zinc, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPOCKETS
Ore controlNw-Trending Fissure Vein; Ore Occurs In Pockets, Mostly In A White Talc-Like Substance
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Psilomelane, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Rhodochrosite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueEpsomite, Gypsum
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone,Conglomerate,Limestone · Bisbee Formation
Associated rockSlate,Rhyolite
StructureNw-Trending Blue Nose Fault, Rhyolite Forms Intrusive Sheets In Limestone; Vein Parallels Dip Of Enclosing
Tectonic settingUx Ranch Fault Block, Bounded On East By Harshaw Creek Fault And On West By Blue Nose Fault; Apparent Left-Lateral Slip In Relation To Harshaw Creek Fault And American Mine Fault Block Is 4-5 Miles
AlterationVolcanic Sedimentary Rocks Commonly Highly Altered To Epidote, Tourmaline, Quartz, Sericite, Kaolinite, Alunite, And Pyrophyllite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1884
Last production1956
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10048353
MRDS IDM899940
Alternate namesBlue Nose Extension, Abe Lincoln, Big Chief, Big Jim, War Horse, Home Again Virginia Hay Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.44792, -110.73345
References
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.SCHRADER, FRANK C., 1915, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 582, P. 278-279.SIMONS, FRANK S., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS MAP I-762 (1:48000).ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA, BIG JIM MINE.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.KEITH, STANTON B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 191, P. 57.ABGMT FILES, STANTON B. KEITH.SIMONS, FRANK S., 1972, MESOZOIC STRATIGRAPHY OF THE PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS AND ADJOINING AREAS, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 658-E, P. 3.ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE; BIG JIM MINE, BLUE NOSE MINE ABE LINCOLN MINE.TENNEY, JAMES B., 1927-1929, HISTORY OF MINING IN ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, P. 312.KARTCHNER, WAYNE E. 1944, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF A PORTION OF THE HARSHAW DISTRICT PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA: PHD THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, P. 94-95.CIMRI