Blacktail Mine Group

The Blacktail Mine Group is a silver 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

Name: Blacktail Mine Group  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Manganese

Lat, Long: 31.68806, -110.06472

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Blacktail Mine Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blacktail Mine Group


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Manganese
Secondary: Gold


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: Tombstone Development Co.
Home Office: Tombstone, Az.


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: LENSES


Structure

Type: L
Description: Ajax Hill Host, Bounded On West By Ajax Hill Fault And North By Promter Fault, S By Horquilla Peak Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

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

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW WORKINGS

Comment (Deposit): ORE IN NARROW DISCONTINUOUS LENSES ALONG A FISSURE ZONE IN LIMESTONE.

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION PHASE MANGANESE-SILVER, WHICH OCCURRED AFTER IRON-LEAD-ZINC PHASE

Comment (Production): SOME MANGANIFEROUS-SILVER ORE SHIPPED IN THE PAST.


References

Reference (Deposit): ARIZ. B. OF M. BULL. 143, 1935

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 73.

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


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