The Galeyville Mines is a lead, silver, tungsten, and copper mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,600 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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Tungsten, Copper
Lat, Long: 31.94917, -109.22000
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Galeyville Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Galeyville Mines
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: California District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Monte Cristo Conservative Mng Co, Tyrone Mng Co
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1878
Year Last Production: 1945
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
Structure
Type: R
Description: E-W Trending Thrust Fault .5 Mi N Of Mining Area. Cambrian And Precambrian Rock N Of Thrust
Type: L
Description: Sheared And Faulted Tactite Zone.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ORE ALSO IN IRREGULAR REPLACEMENT BODIES.
Comment (Commodity): BASE METAL CARBONATES AND SULPHIDES
Comment (Development): 100 OR MORE TONS PB-CU-AG ORE PRODUCED IN 1880'S, AND 100 TONS OF W ORE IN 1945
Comment (Workings): TWO SHAFTS, 25 AND 28 FT, SEVERAL PITS, AND A FEW HUNDRED FT OR ONE TO THREE FT DEEP TRENCHES IN SEARCH FOR SCHEELITE ORE IN 1940'S AND 1950'S
Comment (Location): SW 1/4 OF SEC 13, NW 1/4 OF SEC 18 UTM EST, POINT NEAR CENTER OF GROUP OF PROSPECTS USED FOR UTM LOCATION
Comment (Production): NO DATA IN ABGMT-USBM FILES. SEE L110 COMMENTS FOR ORE EXTIMATES
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 52.
Reference (Deposit): COOPER, 1959, USGS MAP MF-213
Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 5650, P. 10-12
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
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