The Princess Pat Mine. is a lead, copper, and zinc mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,701 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: 4,701 Feet (1,433 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Copper, Zinc
Lat, Long: 32.99722, -110.35722
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Princess Pat Mine. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Princess Pat Mine.
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
District: Aravaipa District
Land Status
Not available
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 Year: 1925
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 Faults Trending Nnw. ; Reg.Trends: Minor Precretaceous E And Ne Trending Faults And Major Post-Cretaceous Faulting.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): 1 TON OXIDIZED CU ORE SHIPPED.
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: CAN BE REACHED BY ROAD.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ADIT(FLOODED), CROSSCUTS, OPENCUTS. 60 BY 20 CONCRETE LEACHING TANK, 55 BY 3 CONCRETE PECIPITATION TANK AND A LARGE CONCRETE WATER STORAGE TANK.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ANDESITIC LAVA AND TUFF CUT BY FAULT ZONE UP TO 6 FT. WIDE. MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN THIS ZONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 461
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 763
Reference (Deposit): 1925 GEOLMAP ROSS, C.P. BULL. 763.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP SIMONS, F.S. PROF. PAPER 461.
Reference (Production): SIMONS, 1964.
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