The Blue Mountain Mine is a lead mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,000 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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 32.01417, -109.19389
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Blue Mountain Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Mountain Mine
Secondary: Doran
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Doran
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: LENS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Overturned Paleozoic Sediments Strike Wnw And Dip 40-55sw. Folding Affects The Escabrosa And The Younger Paradise Formation To The Sw
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Lead
Ore: Copper
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Location): S 1/2 CENTRAL SEC 20 UTM EST.
Comment (Production): SOME 50 TONS OF ORE SHIPPED IN 1942.
Comment (Development): OPERATED BY J. POSPAHALA IN 1942
Comment (Workings): RELATIVELY SHALLOW SHAFTS AND ADITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 51.
Reference (Deposit): SABINS, 1957, GSA BULL, V. 68, P. 1315
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
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