The Arizona Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,751 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 4,751 Feet (1,448 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.96889, -110.35917
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Arizona Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arizona Mine
Secondary: Arizona
Secondary: Aravaipa Group
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Quartz
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
District: Aravaipa District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Athletic Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Year Last Production: 1955
Discovery Year: 1895
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
Model Name: Skarn Zn-Pb
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 Fault.
Type: L
Description: Faults Which Were Subsequently Mineralized.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ASSAY ON 83 LEVEL SHOWS 10-15 PERCENT LEAD, 12-15 OZ. AG PER TON AND SOME GOLD.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED UNDER ARAVAIPA GROUP IN USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Comment (Deposit): LAMINATED QUARTZ CONTAINING MASSIVE QUARTZ WITH LEAD, SILVER, COPPER, GOLD AND ZINC MINERALIZATION.
Comment (Development): PAST OPERATORS INCLUDE ATHLETIC MINING CO, J.T. CORN, A.J, GRUNWELL, R.G. PHILLIPS, ARAVAIPA MINING, AND A.H. CHARLSON AND CO.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ANDESITE IS CUT BY A FAULT ZONE STRIKING LITTLE W OF N, DIP 80-85W. FAULT ZONE INTRUDED BY TRACHYTE DIKE AND FLANKED BY QUARTZOSE SELVAGES. QUARTZ AREA ARE MINERALIZED.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1925 GEOLMAP ROSS, C.P. BULL. 763.
Reference (Deposit): 1942 DIREXPL DIAMOND DRILLING.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP SIMONS, F.S. PROF. PAPER 461.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 461
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 763
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1950, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 156: GEOLOGY SERIES 18, P. 51-63.
Arizona Gold
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