Galvez Mine

The Galvez Mine is a lead, copper, silver, and gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,501 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Galvez Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 31.67417, -110.09056

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Galvez Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Galvez Mine
Secondary: Wolcott Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: F. N. Wolcott


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: L
Description: At West Edge Of Block Faulted Naco Limestone, Surrounded By Bisbee Group On West And South. Naco Beds N-S Strike, 15e Dip


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver


Comments

Comment (Commodity): OXIDIZED BASE METAL SULFIDES

Comment (Location): SW 1/4 SEC. 22. UTM EST.

Comment (Deposit): OXIDIZED BASE METAL SULFIDES IN FAULT ZONES CUTTING LIMESTONE.

Comment (Workings): SHAFT WORKINGS.

Comment (Geology): OXIDIZED BASE METAL SULFIDES IN FAULT ZONES CUTTING LIMESTONE


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 76.

Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, USGS PP 281, PLATE 1

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.


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