The Kansas - New York Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,751 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,751 Feet (1,753 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 31.4, -110.71667
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Kansas - New York Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kansas - New York Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Patagonia District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES, PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Garnetization
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
Comment (Deposit): LENSES, PODS AT FAULT INTERSECTIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 582
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