Silver Plume Mine

The Silver Plume Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,000 feet.

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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Site Name

Primary: Silver Plume Mine
Secondary: Emerald and Silver Plume Mine Group

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead

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

Owner Name: Grand Central Mining Co, Tombstone Consolidated Mines Co., Bunker Hill Mines Co., Tombstone Developm

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: N Side Of Ajax Hill Horst, S Of E-W Trending Prompter Fault. Abrigo Limestone Dips 35 To 45 E

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Production): COMBINED PRODUCTION OF EMERALD AND SILVER PLUME MINES TO 1928 WAS AROUND 40,000 TONS.

Comment (Deposit): ORE IN FAULT BRECCIA IN LIMESTONE AND QUARTZITE.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS ON EIGHT LEVLELS

References

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

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 75.

Reference (Deposit): ARIZ. B. OF M. BULL. 143, 1938, P. 72, PL. 4

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