The Lead King Mine. is a zinc and silver mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,501 feet.
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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
Elevation: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.94611, -110.34167
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Lead King Mine. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lead King Mine.
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Cadmium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
District: Aravaipa 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: Herb Hatter
Home Office: Klondyke, Az.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: PODS, VEINS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Block Faulting Trending Nnw. ; Reg.Trends: Minor Pre-Cretaceous E And Ne Trending Folds And Major Post-Cretaceous Nnw Trending Faults.
Type: L
Description: Fault.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Tactite, Jasperoid
Rocks
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Specularite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): AVERAGE ASSAY IS 7.7 PCT ZN. 0.7 PCT PB, 0.8 OZ AG PER TON, 0.2 PCT CADMIUM.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Production): COMBINED WITH BEN HUR ( 1952 )
Comment (Workings): MINE WORKINGS CONSIST OF SHALLOW WINZE AND SHORT ADIT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LENS OF HORQUILLA LIMESTONE FAULTED AGAINST PINAL SCHIST AND INTRUDED BY DIKES OF PORPHYRITIC SILICIC ROCK AND BY IRREGULAR MASS OF ANDESITE. LIMESTONE HIGHLY ALTERED AND FRACTURED. MINERALIZATION IS IN PODS AND VEINLETS.
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, 1951
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