Abril Mine

The Abril Mine is a zinc, copper, and lead mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,601 feet.

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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

Name: Abril Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Copper, Lead

Lat, Long: 31.90833, -109.99111

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Abril Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Abril Mine
Secondary: Dos Hermanos
Secondary: Herrera


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Wollastonite
Tertiary: Asbestos
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Beryllium
Tertiary: Lithium
Tertiary: Cadmium
Tertiary: Gallium


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Middle Pass 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

Type: Unknown


Ownership

Owner Name: Sherwood B. Owens
Years: 1952 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1953
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault N30 To 45w Brings Quartzite On The Sw Against Limestone On Ne. Bedding Plane Faults, Ne 25-45, And Minor Ne Fissures


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Wollastonite
Ore: Ferrimolybdite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Chrysotile


Comments

Comment (Development): GOVERNMENT EXPLORATION LOAN FOR DRIFTING, RAISING AND DRILLING GRANTED IN EARLY 1950'S; 10 UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN 1952. PREVIOUS OPERATORS INCLUDE BARGIN MINES INC, SHATTUCK DENN MINING CO.

Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT IN IMPURE LIMESTONE.

Comment (Workings): ADITS, TUNNELS ON 5 LEVELS, NUMEROUS STOPES AND WINZES. TUNNELS OPEN AT ELEVATIONS RANGING FROM 5320 FT TO 6441 FT

Comment (Geology): ORE IN A TACTITE ZONE IN LIMESTONE CUT BY GRANITIC INTRUSIVE AND RHYOLITE PORPHYRY DIKES.

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D002977 OF J. W. HASLER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): S CENTRAL SEC. 34. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Comment (Production): NEARLY 30,000 TONS OF ZINC-COPPER ORE PRODUCED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 1914 BUT MAINLY DURING 1945-1952.


References

Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.

Reference (Deposit): USBM FILES.

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 68.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MR-22, P. 4.

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.


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