New Hope Mine (New Hope Mine group; Dona Maria Elena Mine), Three-R Canyon, Palmetto Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 28' 44'' North , 110° 47' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Patagonia | 890 (2017) | 7.2km |
| Kino Springs | 136 (2011) | 13.1km |
| Beyerville | 177 (2011) | 13.3km |
| Rio Rico | 18,962 (2011) | 18.2km |
| Nogales | 20,252 (2017) | 21.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 46km |
‡Ref.: Schrader, F.C. (1915) Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, with contributions by J.M. Hill: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 582, 373 p., 3 sheets, scale 1:125,000: 291.
Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 74 (Table 4).
U.S. Bureau of Mines Coronado National Forest Study Report.
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10026822, MRDS ID #M000422; and, Dep. ID #10259529, MAS ID #0040230298.
A former small surface and underground Cu-Ag-Au-Pb-Zn-Mn mine located in the center of sec. 35, T.22S., R.15E, 12 miles NE of Nogales, on National Forest land. Produced 1957-1969. Owned/operated at times, or in part, by Gray; Conley; Nelson; and the Keck Copper Co.
Mineralization is disseminated pyrite, chalcopyrite, and minor galena and sphalerite associated with quartz on fractures and joints in epidotized, sheared and silicified Triassic sediments. The deposit is oxidized near the surface with some supergene enrichment.
Workings include shaft and open cut operations. Prospected originally in the late 1800's but mined mainly for leaching ore from 1957 through 1969. Mined mainly for leaching ore. Produced some 400 tons of ore averaging about 1.7% Cu, 1.6 oz. Ag/T, and minor Zn, Pb, and Au.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Description: Disseminated. |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Description: In epidotized Triassic sediments. |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: Disseminated. |
| ⓘ 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 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10026822 |
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