The King Ainsworth Group is a zinc, copper, lead, and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,961 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: 4,961 Feet (1,512 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.97667, -109.18444
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King Ainsworth Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: King Ainsworth Group
Secondary: Ainsworth
Secondary: Cochise-Bullion
Secondary: Oregon Group
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: California 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Schaaf, E. F.
Home Office: Wilcox, Az
Years: 1962 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1952
Discovery Year: 1885
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: IRREGULAR AND SPOTTY
Structure
Type: L
Description: Along A Zone Of Thrust Faulting, Orientation Wnw, Pinal Schist & B Olsa Quartzite Ne Of Thrust, Ne Of Mine
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Powellite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ORE ALONG SHEAR ZONES AND DISSEMINATED IN SILICATED & PYROMETAMOR PHOSED LIMESTONE ALONG A ZONE OF THRUST FAULTING. ANDESITE DIKE AND SH EAR ZONE CONTACT HAS ORIENTATION GIVEN
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S
Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT 850 FT ALONG CONTACT, DIPS 60-70N, WITH CROSSCUTS AND ST OPES. TWO VERTICAL SHAFTS 340 & 500 FT DEEP, ONE 250 FT ADIT, OPEN CUT S AND OTHER WORKINGS CAVED AND INACCESSIBLE IN 1962. LENGTH OF WORKING S ESTIMATED
Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M241030 WITH RE CORD M030561 OF WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THRODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED PORTAL MINES DEVELOPMENT CO, CORONADO COPPER C O, ARIZONA CONSOLIDATED METALS, AINSWORTH COPPER CO, MANNING & NEWTON, KING COPPER CO; 60 UNPATENTED CLAIMS 1921, 67 IN 1962
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INTERMITTENT
References
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973
Reference (Deposit): DALE ET AL, 1960, USBM RI 5650
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, 1973, ABM BULL 187
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