White Tail Mine, Grant group, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| White Tail Mine | Mine |
| Grant group | Group of Prospects |
| Middle Pass Mining District | Mining District |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 52' 45'' North , 109° 58' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dragoon | 209 (2011) | 17.4km |
| Tombstone | 1,312 (2017) | 20.1km |
| Saint David | 1,699 (2011) | 22.0km |
| Benson | 4,888 (2017) | 31.0km |
| Sunizona | 281 (2011) | 31.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sunsites Gem and Mineral Club | Pearce, Arizona | 16km |
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 47km |
A former small underground Zn-Pb-Ag-Cu-Fe mine located in East-central sec. 10, T.18S., R.23E. (Pearce 15 minute topo map), 1½ miles SW of Cochise Peak. Produced 1917-1965. Operators included E.B. Escapule and C.L. Jones.
Mineralization is oxidized and siliceous zinc ore with minor lead and copper in irregular masses in fault breccia made up largely of Paleozoic limestone fragments. Alteration is oxidation and silicification.
Local structures include east-dipping, NW-trending thrust sheets, steep-dipping to overturned Cretaceous beds. Complex Tertiary faulting of Paleozoic and Cretaceous sediments, Tertiary intrusives. The fault breccia is made up of Paleozoic limestone fragments. Age and formation undefined in the literature.
Workings include tunnels. Some 105 tons of ore were produced in 1917-1918 and about 45 tons were produced in 1965.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| 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 | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10109856 |
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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
- Dragoon MountainsMountain Range
- Cochise County
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