Apex Mine

The Apex Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona.

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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: Apex Mine

Commodity

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

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Swisshelm District

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: Homer Bates
Years: 1952 -

Owner Name: Four Horse Mining Co., Apex Mining Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1931
Year Last Production: 1935
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: R
Description: Nnw Thrust Faults In Swisshelms Overthrust Penn Naco Group Over Rhyolite Porphyry

Type: L
Description: On Upthrust Side Of Nw Trending Fault; Penn Naco Group Strikes Nw

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Production): ABOUT 225 TONS OF ORE PRODUCED DURING 1934-1935 AND 1938-1939. PRODUCTION INCLUDED UNDER MOUNTAIN QUEEN FOR 1931, 1934, AND 1935 IN ABGMT-USBM FILES

Comment (Development): OPERATORS ALSO INCLUDED ROBERT RANDALL

Comment (Deposit): OXIDIZED GALENA IN SMALL, IRREGULAR OREBODIES ALONG FAULT ZONE IN PORPHYRY INTRUSIVE.

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PROSPECT SHAFTS AND SHORT TUNNELS TOTALING 150 FT

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON SE SIDE OF LIMESTONE HILL, .75 MI NW OF SCRIBNER

References

Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M. FILES

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 70.

Reference (Deposit): COOPER, 1956, USGS MF-213

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA

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

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