The Iron Cap Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,551 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: 5,551 Feet (1,692 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 32.97889, -110.32778
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Iron Cap Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Cap Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Low Angle. Reverse Faults Between Horquilla And Pinkard.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Commodity): ORES GENERALLY NOT OXIDIZED. ASSAY SHOWED 1-19 PCT PB, 1-35 PCT. ZN, LESS THAN 1.7 OZ. AG PER TON. TRACE CU, AU.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION NOT GIVEN.
Comment (Deposit): VEINLETS CONTAIN IRREGULAR LENSES AND PODS OF ORE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SOME VEINS IN FAULTS BETWEEN FORMATIONS. OTHERS ARE WHOLLY IN LIMESTONE BEDS.
Comment (Workings): LG. GLORY HOLE IN LIMESTONE FM.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 461.
Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 4007.
Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 156.
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): SIMONS, F.S. 1964.
Reference (Deposit): 1925 GEOLMAP ROSS, C.P. BULL. 763.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP SIMONS, F.S. PROF. PAPER 461.
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