Intervener Mine

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

Name: Intervener Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

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.


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