The Dos Cabezas Queen Mine is a gold, lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,751 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: 5,751 Feet (1,753 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 32.20806, -109.62694
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Dos Cabezas Queen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dos Cabezas Queen Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Graphite
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Willcox 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: Dives Mng. Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SEC. 19, SW 1/4 SEC. 18, UTM EST.
Comment (Geology): ORES IN QUARTZ-CALCITE FILLING OF A FAULT FISSURE ZONE IN SLIGHTLY GRAPHITIC SHALE.
Comment (Production): A SMALL TONNAGE PRODUCED IN EARLY 1900'S. PRODUCTION INCLUDED WITH DIVES IN ABGMT-USBM DATA
Comment (Deposit): ORES IN QUARTZ-CALCITE FILLING OF A FAULT FISSURE ZONE IN SLIGHTLY GRAPHIC SHALE.
Comment (Workings): ADIT WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 61
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
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