MacKay Mine group (McKay Mine; Magazine Mine; Peoples Party Mine), Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| MacKay Mine group (McKay Mine; Magazine Mine; Peoples Party Mine) | Group of Mines |
| Cochise Mining District | Mining District |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 6' 47'' North , 110° 3' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dragoon | 209 (2011) | 9.6km |
| Willcox | 3,552 (2017) | 26.3km |
| Saint David | 1,699 (2011) | 27.5km |
| Benson | 4,888 (2017) | 27.5km |
| Whetstone | 2,617 (2011) | 31.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sunsites Gem and Mineral Club | Pearce, Arizona | 32km |
A former small surface and underground Cu-Ag-Pb-Zn group of mines located in the SE ¼ sec. 23 & the SW ¼ sec. 24, T.15S., R.22E. (Dragoon 7.5 minute topo map). Located north of the Johnson Mine, at the end of the road. Location measured to the center of the shaft symbol. Discovered 1900. Closed 1915. Owned in part, or at times, by the Magazine Copper Co. and the Coronado Copper & Zinc Co. Operated by A.H. Warner (1943); MaQuire Copper Co. (1906-1907), and the MaKay Mining Co. (1915).
Mineralization is local concentrations of copper sulfides and oxidized, argentiferous copper mineralization in silicified beds of Pennsylvanian Horquila Limestone. Ore control was replacement beds near NE-trending faults and folds. The beds strike NW and dip 40NE. An associated rock unit is the Texas Canyon Quartz Monzonite (53 ± 3MY).
Local structures include a massive fracture system. Tertiary block faulting with a general NE trend.
Workings include a shaft and surface workings. A total of some 600 tons of ore were prodcued in 1900-1901 and 1906-1907. A second shaft is located immediately northwest of the first. 120 foot inclined shaft and an 80 foot vertical shaft.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10109836 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Pedregosa BasinBasin
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Little Dragoon MountainsMountain Range
- Cochise County
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