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Arizona · Cochise County

Juniper Flats Area Mines

Multiple Sources Confirmed Silica Underground

Key facts

State
Arizona
County
Cochise
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Silica
Verification
Multiple Sources Confirmed

Also known as

  • Hancock-Daly, Sure Thing

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

  • Winze — documented in 4 source records, noting 70 ft.
    Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR — "Juniper Flats Area Mines"
  • Raise — documented in 2 source records.
    Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR — "Juniper Flats Area Mines"
  • Shaft — documented in 2 source records, noting 130 ft.
    Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR — "Juniper Flats Area Mines"
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.

  • Raise
    Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Juniper Flats Area Mines”). Evidence: PDF: mendations of Future Developments 1st.. Raise and deposit wi th company treasury e…
  • Shaft · depth 130 ft
    Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Juniper Flats Area Mines”). Evidence: PDF: r as developed. This work consists of a shaft 130 feet in depth with a drift on th…
  • Winze
    Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Juniper Flats Area Mines”). Evidence: PDF: d drifts. The shafts have crosscuts and winzes from which considerable ore was min…
  • Winze
    Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Juniper Flats Area Mines”). Evidence: PDF: r some distance, probably 70 feet and a winze was also sunk -from which the ores t…
  • Raise
    Juniper Flats Area Mines
  • Winze
    Juniper Flats Area Mines
  • Winze
    Juniper Flats Area Mines
  • Shaft — 130 ft
    Juniper Flats Area Mines
  • Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Underground
  • MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Underground · oper_type

Verification

Multiple Sources Confirmed

Independent historical source evidence corroborates underground workings.

Why confirmed?

Confirmed by independent Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR historical documentation describing underground workings, in addition to USGS MRDS catalog eligibility. Not a member field verification.

Why it's listed

USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Operators / organizations

  • Juniper Flats Gold Mining Co · Historical operator

Commodities & minerals

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

No community field reports yet.

I Visited This Mine

Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR

Type: Historical mine documents

Record: 1 historical document

Supports:

  • historical mine identity
  • historical mine documentation
  • documented workings

Juniper Flats Area Mines

Historical documentation does not imply current access or open workings.

AZGS Mining Info

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