The Intervener Mine is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,524 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: 4,524 Feet (1,379 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 31.7075, -110.06889
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Intervener Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Intervener Mine
Secondary: Silver Bill
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Tombstone 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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Costello, Giacoma Brothers
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1880
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: In Tombstone Basin. Faulting Occurred On Wnw And Nnw Trends, After Mineralization
Type: L
Description: "Northeast" Fissure Zone
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
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AT 200 FT IN 1947
Comment (Location): CENTER SEC. 11. UTM EST.
Comment (Production): RELATIVELY SMALL SPORADIC PRODUCTION IN LATE 1880'S AND EARLY 1900'S AND A FEW HUNDRED TONS IN THE 1940'S
Comment (Development): CLAIM PATENTED IN 1880, COSTELLO CLAIM
Comment (Deposit): OREBODIES ALONG A "NORTHEAST" FISSURE ZONE CUTTING LIMESTONE AND SHALE.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 77.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
Arizona Gold
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