The Nelly James Mine is a zinc mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,549 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: 7,549 Feet (2,301 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 31.40278, -110.29083
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Nelly James Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nelly James Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Hartford 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: George Dunn
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1914
Year Last Production: 1915
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Exotic Blocks Of Pal Sedmentary Rocks Within Jur Volcanic Rocks. Nw Trending Thrust Is Mapped Approximately 100 Yards West Of The Nelly James Prospect
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): WORKING LOCATED ON SLOPE BETWEEN MILLER PEAK AND MILLER CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT TYPE UNCERTAIN. VEINS ARE FOUND IN SIMILAR GEOLOGIC SETTING, BUT REPLACEMENT REMAINS A POSSIBILITY
Comment (Geology): NO REFRNCE FOUND SPECIFIC TO THIS MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): HAYES, P.T., AND RAUP, R.B., 1968. GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HUACHCA AND MUSTANG MOUNTAINS USGS MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS, MAP I-509.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT 187, P. 64
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