Grand Central Mine.

The Grand Central Mine. is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,249 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

Name: Grand Central Mine.  

State:  Arizona

County:  Graham

Elevation: 5,249 Feet (1,600 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver

Lat, Long: 32.97583, -110.33778

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Grand Central Mine. MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Grand Central Mine.


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Graham
District: Aravaipa District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Athletic Mining Co.

Owner Name: Grand Central Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1925
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

Not available


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.


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: Pennsylvanian

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Commodity): SOME COPPER STAIN EVIDENT.

Comment (Production): 1926-1928, 3.5 MILLION POUNDS PB, 1.2 MILLION POUNDS ZN AND $20,000 AG PRODUCED. SUBSEQUENT TO 1930, NOTHING KNOWN OF MINE.

Comment (Deposit): ALTERED ZONE CONTAINS MINERALIZATION.

Comment (Workings): SHAFT INCLINED AND SUNK ON AN ALTERED ZONE IN HORQUILLA LIMESTONE WHICH STRIKES N10E AND DIPS 35W.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN ALTERED ZONE.


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, 1964.


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