Ajax Mine

The Ajax Mine is a zinc, lead, and copper mine located in Cochise county, Arizona.

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

Name: Ajax Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation:

Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Copper

Lat, Long: 32.01306, -109.21167

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Ajax Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ajax Mine
Secondary: Doran and Gallagher


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: California District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

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Ownership

Owner Name: Ajax Metal Mining Co.; Arizona Consolidated Metal Producers Corp., Doran And Gallagher

Owner Name: Noland, A. F.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene

Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Development): 11 PATENTED CLAIMS IN 1945

Comment (Deposit): VEINS AND DISSEMINATIONS IN LATE CRETACEOUS TO TERTIARY VOLCANIC CONGLOMERATES CUT BY TERTIARY SILICIC PORPHYRY DIKES.

Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND ADIT WORKINGS


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM FILES

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 51.

Reference (Deposit): SABINS, 1957, GSA BULL, V. 68, P. 1315


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