The Pine-Zinc Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,201 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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 31.95361, -109.30167
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Pine-Zinc Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pine-Zinc Mine
Secondary: Pursely
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: 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: Pursely
Years: 1973 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Tertiary Volcanic And Intrusive Event Associated With District Mineralization. Bisbee Beds Overall Strike Nw, Dip 20-50sw In Region
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SEC 17, UTM EST
Comment (Production): ABOUT 365 TONS OF ORE PRODUCED DURING 1947 TO 1949
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED SALVADOR RAMIREZ AND RAYMOND RAE
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW WORKINGS
Comment (Geology): OXIDIZED LEAD-ZINC MINERALIZATION, PROBABLY ALONG FRACTURE ZONE CUTTING CRETACEOUS BEDS.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 54.
Reference (Deposit): COOPER, 1959, USGS MAP MF-213
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
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