The Head Center Mine. is a lead, zinc, copper, and silver mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.97694, -110.33861
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Head Center Mine. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Head Center Mine.
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Manganese
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 Trnding Folds And Major Post-Cretaceous Nnw Trending Faults.
Type: L
Description: Head Center Fault / Vein.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation.
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MINERAL BEARING VEINS ARE IN PORPHYRITIC DACITE OR QUARTZ PORPHYRY DIKE ALONG THE FAULT ZONE. SOME BRECCIATION.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Workings): ADIT 210 FT. LONG, SEVERAL LEVELS. 350 FT INCLINED SHAFT, ALSO AN OPEN CUT IS PRESENT.
Comment (Commodity): MOST ORE TO DEEPEST LEVELS IS OXIDIZED ASSAY SHOWS 38 PCT. PB, 1-29 PCT. ZN, 0-6 PCT. CU, 1-8 OZ. AG PER TON, 0.1 OZ AU PER TON.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION LISTED UNDER HEAD CENTER MINE, SHOWS PRODUCTION YEARS AS 1956, 1957, 1969 AND 1970 IN THE USBM AND ABGMT FILE DATA. SIMONS (1964), SAYS THERE WAS PRODUCTION BEFORE 1956, BUT SHOWS NO RECORD OF THIS PRODUCTION.
Comment (Development): LIST OF OPERATORS INCLUDES ATHLETIC MINING CO. AND FAR MINING ENTER.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP SIMONS, F.S. PROF. PAPER 461.
Reference (Production): SIMONS, 1964.
Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 4007
Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 156
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): 1925 GEOLMAP ROSS, C.P. BULL. 763.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 461
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