The Panama Mine. is a lead and zinc mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,701 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,701 Feet (1,433 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 32.95722, -110.35500
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Panama Mine. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Panama Mine.
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
District: Aravaipa District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
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 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: Silicated Limestone.
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED ZONES ARE 20 TO 25 FT. WIDE NEAR FAULT IN ALTERED LIMESTONE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: HORQUILLA LIMESTONE FAULTED AGAINST BOLSA QUARTZITE.
Comment (Commodity): MINERALIZED ZONE 20 TO 25 FT. WIDE NEAR FAULT CONTAINS 10-15 PERCENT OF COMBINED GALENA AND SPHALERITE.
Comment (Production): UNKNOWN.
Comment (Development): MINE ABANDONED 1957.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 461
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 763
Reference (Deposit): 1925 GEOLMAP ROSS, C.P. BULL. 763.
Reference (Deposit): 1948 DIREXPL ATHLETIC MINING CO., DRILLING.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP SIMONS, F.S. PROF. PAPER 461.
Reference (Production): SIMONS, F.S. 1964.
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