The Bluff Mine Group is a lead and zinc mine located in Pima county, Arizona.
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
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Bluff Mine Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bluff Mine Group
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Marble Peak District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Marvin Combs, 1956-1957
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1951
Year Last Production: 1957
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: Intrusives Into Paleozoic Limestones
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Location): ASSUMED TO BE ADIT SHOWN ON NW SLOPE OF ALDER CANYON
Comment (Development): TUNNEL WORKINGS. SPORADIC PRODUCTION, 80 TONS OF ORE AVERAGING 13% PB, 3% ZN 3 OZ AG/TON, MINOR CU AND AU.
Comment (Deposit): LEAD, ZINC, AND MINOR COPPER SULFIDES
References
Reference (Deposit): BRAUN, E.R., 1969 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MARBLE PEAK AREA, SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAINS, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA M.S THESIS
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT 189, P. 130
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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