The Crown Claims Nos. 1 & 2 is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,960 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: 3,960 Feet (1,207 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.93361, -110.74528
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Crown Claims Nos. 1 & 2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crown Claims Nos. 1 & 2
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Helvetia-Rosemont District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1948
Time Period: 1947 - 1948
Description: Cp_Grade: ^10 % Pb, 6 % Zn, 8 Oz. Ag/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1947
Year Last Production: 1945
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: SPOTTY
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): N CENTER SECTION 30.
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED JOSEPH CARDIELLE
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW WORKINGS TYPE UNKNOWN.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 124
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 124 .
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