The Buckhorn Mine is a silver, lead, and copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona.
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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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Buckhorn Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buckhorn Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Owl Head 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitic
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT FOR WILLIAM EWING, ARIZONA WESTERN MINES, 5/15/70, GAVE 0.010 OZ/TON AU, 27.5 OZ/TON AG, 1.9 PERCENT CU.
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS WITH PYRITE, GALENA, SERICITE ALTERATION. 2 PROSPECTS + 2 SHAFTS QTZ VEINS WITH PYRITE, GALENA, SERICITE ALTERATION. ASSAY REPORT ( FOR WILLIAM EWING, ARIZONA WESTERN MINES, 5/15/70 ) GAVE 0.010 OZ/TON AU, 27.5 OZ/TON AG, 1.9 % CU.
Comment (Workings): 2 PROSPECTS, 2 SHAFTS
References
Reference (Deposit): N.G. BANKS, FIELD EXAM
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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