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Arizona · Cochise County

San Juan Mine

Unconfirmed Zinc Underground 3 mapped adits

Key facts

State
Arizona
County
Cochise
Mining district
Middle Pass District
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Zinc
Verification
Unconfirmed

Also known as

  • Gordon Mine, San Juan Group

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

  • Adit — documented in 2 source records.
    USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features

Historical mapped workings

USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.

  • 3 adit symbols
  • Adit : Cochise Stronghold , 1985
  • Adit : Cochise Stronghold , 1985
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.

  • Adit
    Mapped on historical USGS topographic data (Adit). Historical map features may no longer exist in the field.
  • Adit
    Mapped on historical USGS topographic data (Adit). Historical map features may no longer exist in the field.
  • 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.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Operators / organizations

  • Jonathan Gordon Operations, Inc. · Historical operator

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Calcite
  • Epidote
  • Garnet
  • Galena
  • Sphalerite
  • Brochantite
  • Devilline
  • Gypsum
View all 9 reported minerals
  • Calcite
  • Epidote
  • Garnet
  • Galena
  • Sphalerite
  • Brochantite
  • Devilline
  • Gypsum
  • Hematite

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

No community field reports yet.

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

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

USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features

Type: Historical mapped physical features

Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6

Supports:

  • mapped adit symbols (3)

Historical mapped features may no longer exist.

Dataset information

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 53741

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (3)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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Documented adit evidence