The San Diego Mine is a lead 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
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San Diego Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: San Diego Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: PIPE-LIKE
Structure
Type: L
Description: Bisbee Beds Strike E-W, Dip 45-50n In Mine Area
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS ON 4 LEVELS, MAIN SHOOT NORTH OF SHAFT WORKED ON ALL LEVELS, OTHER WORKINGS SOUTH OF SHAFT ON 3RD AND 4TH LEVELS
Comment (Production): ADJOINS TOMBSTONE EXTENSION, PRODUCTION INCLUDED UNDER TOMBSTONE GROUP
Comment (Location): ABOUT .25 MI SE OF TOMBSTONE EXTENSION ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Deposit): VEINLIKE REPLACEMENT IN FAULT ZONE
References
Reference (Deposit): ARIZ. B. OF M. BULL. 143, 1938, P. 73, PL.
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