The Double Standard Mine is a silver, lead, copper, and zinc mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona.
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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:
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc
Lat, Long: 31.375, -110.70472
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Double Standard Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Double Standard Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
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
Year: 1951
Time Period: 1900-1951
Description: Cp_Grade: ^6% Zn, 3% Cu, 2% Pb, 3 Oz Ag Per Ton, And Minor Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Year Last Production: 1951
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Strong Fault Zones
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Pyrometasomatism
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Production): 300-400 TONS, WORKED INTERMITTENTLY
Comment (Geology): LIMESTONE PYROMETASOMATIZED.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)
Comment (Deposit): PARTLY OXIDIZED, IN BUNCHES, IN 2 PARALLEL ZONES.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, TUNNEL, AND OPEN CUT OPERATIONS.
References
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1975
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1975, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 191, P. 77
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