The Stroud Bros. Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,902 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: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.06361, -110.00250
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Stroud Bros. Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stroud Bros. Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Cochise 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Stroud Brothers (Arizona Cleveland Mining Co.)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1911
Discovery Year: 1911
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: Tertiary Block Faulting Trending Nnw. ; Reg.Trends: Late Cretaceous Or Early Tertiary N To Nw Trending Folds And Thrust Faults Overriding To Ne.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: METAL RATIOS AND GRADE SAME AS TEXAS-ARIZONA MINE.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): A FEW TONS OF HIGH GRADE PB - AG ORE WERE SHIPPED IN 1911.
Comment (Workings): PITS AND ONE SHORT ADIT.
Comment (Geology): CLIFF-FORMING LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE. ; GEOL.DESC: SHEAR ZONE IN ESCABROSA LIMESTONE TRENDING NE IS MINERALIZED BY REPLACEMENT.
References
Reference (Deposit): COOPER, J.R., AND SILVER, L.T., 1964, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 416
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP COOPER AND SILVER, PROF. PAPER 41
Reference (Production): COOPER AND SILVER, 1964
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