Van Horn Mine, Bear Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Van Horn Mine | Mine |
| Bear Canyon | Canyon |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 23' 39'' North , 110° 21' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra Vista Southeast | 14,797 (2011) | 14.3km |
| Sierra Vista | 43,355 (2017) | 18.3km |
| Miracle Valley | 644 (2011) | 18.8km |
| Palominas | 212 (2011) | 22.1km |
| Huachuca City | 1,755 (2017) | 26.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 18km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Van Horn group of claims
A W-Au-Ag mine located on 12 unpatented claims in South-central sec. 30 & North-central sec. 31, T.23S., R.20E., in Bear Canyon on the SW side of the Huachuca Mountains; about 40 miles by road SW from Tombstone, and a short distance SW of the Harper prperty. Discovered 1905. First produced 1918. Owned/operated by H.G. Van Horn (1943).
Mineralization is several narrow quartz veins/stringers containing locally rich pockets of scheelite and minor spotty gold and silver values, cutting Cretaceous Bisbee Group sedimentary and volcanic rocks.
Workings are only shallow openings. Minor amounts of tungsten ore were produced during WWI and 25 to 30 units of tungsten concentrates were produced in 1943-1945.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027020 |
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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
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Hartford Mining DistrictMining District
- Huachuca MountainsMountain Range
- Cochise County
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References
(1973) Index of Mining Properties in Cochise County, Arizona. University of Arizona Bulletin 187. Arizona Bureau of Mines p.67 - Table 4
