USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Arizona · Cochise County
Mountain View Mine
Unconfirmed Copper Underground
Key facts
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Cochise
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A former small underground Cu-Pb-Au-Ag mine located in sec. 36, T.22S., R.23E. (Bisbee 7.5 minute topo map), approximately 2 miles NW of Bisbee, on private land. Produced 1906-1908. Owned by the Mountain View Development Co. Operated by Mr.William Trua…
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- USGS MRDS working type: Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Operators / organizations
- William Truax And Oliver Dane , Mt. View Development Co. · Historical operator
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Quartz
- Anglesite
- Bornite
- Chalcocite
- Chalcopyrite
- Gold
- Silver
- Anglesite
View all 11 reported minerals
- Quartz
- Anglesite
- Bornite
- Chalcocite
- Chalcopyrite
- Gold
- Silver
- Anglesite
- Bornite
- Chalcocite
- Chalcopyrite
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR
Type: Historical mine documents
Record: 1 historical document
Supports:
- historical mine identity
- historical mine documentation
Historical documentation does not imply current access or open workings.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 33198
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (4)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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