Head Center Mine.

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

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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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