Pine-Zinc Mine

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

Name: Pine-Zinc Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

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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