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Red Berry Mine, Greaterville Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 43' 13'' North , 110° 47' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
31.72028,-110.79417
GRN:
N22W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sonoita818 (2015)13.8km
Patagonia890 (2017)20.4km
Green Valley21,391 (2011)24.0km
Arivaca Junction1,090 (2011)25.3km
Amado295 (2011)25.6km
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ClubLocationDistance
Huachuca Mineral and Gem ClubSierra Vista, Arizona50km
Mindat Locality ID:
33860
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33860:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Red Berry and Hidden Tunnel; Pomona


A former small surface and underground Cu-Ag-Au mine located in the center of E½SE¼ sec. 10, T.20S., R.15E, just N of Cave Creek Canyon, 11 miles (17.6 km) N of Patagonia, on National Forest land. Closed 1947. Owned by the Pomona Mining Co.

Mineralization is spotty, oxidized, argentiferous copper minerals along a strong fault zone cutting Cretaceous sedimentary and volcanic formations.

Workings include shallow shaft operations. Some 1,240 tons of ore, averaging about 0.8% Cu, 2.5 oz. Ag/T and a trace of gold, were shipped in 1947 (includes production of the Hidden Tunnel Mine).

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References

Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 55
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