The Old Guard Mine is a silver, gold, lead, and manganese 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead, Manganese
Lat, Long: 31.70306, -110.07361
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Old Guard Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Guard Mine
Secondary: Royal Guard
Secondary: Old Guard Mng. Co.
Secondary: Imperial Guard Mng.Co.
Secondary: Silver Bar Mng. Co.
Secondary: Tombstone Silver Fields Mng. Co.
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Tombstone 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Old Guard Mining Co., Imperial Guard Mining Co., Silver Bar Mining Co., Tombstone Silver Fields Mini
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1905
Year Last Production: 1940
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: West Side Of Tombstone Basin, Northerly Faulting, Lucky Cuss Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED DIRECTLY BETWEEN THE HERSCHEL MINE AND THE LUCKY CUSS MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Production): SOME 2000 TONS OF ORE PRODUCED INTERMITTENTLY BETWEEN 1905 AND 1940.
Comment (Deposit): OXIDIZED ORESHOOTS ALONG LUCKY CUSS FAULT ZONE AT JUNCTIONS WITH INTERSECTING FISSURES.
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL, 143, 1938
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 77.
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
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