Tule Mine

The Tule Mine is a lead mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,849 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

Name: Tule Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Graham

Elevation: 4,849 Feet (1,478 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 32.94972, -110.32833

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Tule Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Tule Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead


Location

State: Arizona
County: Graham
District: Aravaipa District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Block Faults Trending Nnw. ; Reg.Trends: Minor Pre-Cretaceous E And Ne Trending Folds And Major Post-Cretaceous Nnw Trending Faults.

Type: L
Description: Tule Spring Fault.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Commodity): SIGNIFICANCE OF PB UNKNOWN AS ONLY TRACES FOUND ON DUMP.

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION UNKNOWN.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS IN FAULT ZONE.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: AREA IS ONE OF MUCH SMALL SCALE FAULTING INVOLVING QUARTZ PORPHYRY DIKES, VOLCANICS, LIMESTONES AND SCHIST. THE TULE MINE IS LOCATED AT INTERSECTION OF TWO FAULTS.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 461

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 763

Reference (Deposit): 1925 GEOLMAP ROSS, C.P. BULL 763.

Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP SIMONS, F.S. PROF. PAPER 461.

Reference (Production): SIMONS, F.S. 1964.


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