Waterloo Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Waterloo Mine | Mine |
| Bisbee | City |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
Waterloo Mine, Bisbee, Warren Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 24' 34'' North , 109° 53' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bisbee | 5,208 (2017) | 5.2km |
| Naco | 1,046 (2011) | 9.6km |
| Naco | 6,064 (2018) | 10.3km |
| Palominas | 212 (2011) | 21.3km |
| Miracle Valley | 644 (2011) | 24.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 42km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Waterloo claim
A former small surface Mn mine located in the center of the SW¼ sec. 22, T.23S., R.24E., on a hilltop ¾ mile South of the Briggs shaft, and 0.2 miles (ca. 322 m) S of Tintown, on private land. Location estimated from a mine map found in U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 7990, P. 11. Owned at times, or in part, by the Calumet & Arizona Mining Co. and the Phelps Dodge Corp. (1930).
Mineralization consists of lenses and irregular bodies of manganese oxides along fissure zones in Pennsylvanian-Permian Naco Group limestone. The orebodies are near dikes and sills, and faulting and associated brecciation. The fissure zone strikes N10W, steeply dipping, in Naco Limestone. High-grade orebodies range from 1 to 3 feet (ca. 91 cm) in width and from 15 to 70 feet (ca. 21 m) in length. Ore concentration includes bornite replacing pyrite. Alteration was gossan with Mn and Fe oxides induced by hydrothermal metamorphism. At least 2 nearly North-South fissures in Naco Limestone. An associated rock unit is the Sacramento Hill Stock.
Local structures include common pre-mineralization faulting and tilting. The main fault directions are N10W to N40E and S30W to N50W.
Workings include 3 or 4 shallow open cuts. Ore has been taken from seven or more shallow open cuts that extend some 400 feet (ca. 122 m) along strike. The deepest working was an open pit 15 to 20 feet (ca. 6 m) in diameter and about 25 feet (ca. 8 m) deep. About 1,500 tons of manganese oxide were produced in 1917-1918.
Mineralization consists of lenses and irregular bodies of manganese oxides along fissure zones in Pennsylvanian-Permian Naco Group limestone. The orebodies are near dikes and sills, and faulting and associated brecciation. The fissure zone strikes N10W, steeply dipping, in Naco Limestone. High-grade orebodies range from 1 to 3 feet (ca. 91 cm) in width and from 15 to 70 feet (ca. 21 m) in length. Ore concentration includes bornite replacing pyrite. Alteration was gossan with Mn and Fe oxides induced by hydrothermal metamorphism. At least 2 nearly North-South fissures in Naco Limestone. An associated rock unit is the Sacramento Hill Stock.
Local structures include common pre-mineralization faulting and tilting. The main fault directions are N10W to N40E and S30W to N50W.
Workings include 3 or 4 shallow open cuts. Ore has been taken from seven or more shallow open cuts that extend some 400 feet (ca. 122 m) along strike. The deepest working was an open pit 15 to 20 feet (ca. 6 m) in diameter and about 25 feet (ca. 8 m) deep. About 1,500 tons of manganese oxide were produced in 1917-1918.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027111 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Pedregosa BasinBasin
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Mule MountainsMountain Range
- Warren Mining DistrictMining District
- Cochise County
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Waterloo Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA