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

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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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