The Zinc Basin Mine is a lead mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,401 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
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 31.88222, -109.98194
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Zinc Basin Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Zinc Basin Mine
Secondary: Muheim
Secondary: White Metal
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Middle Pass District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: E. G Escapule, 1929, J. M. Muheim, Bisbee, Arizona, 1942
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1924
Year Last Production: 1929
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: L
Description: Beds Badly Deformed By Thrust, But Generally Flat Lying
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hemimorphite
Ore: Anglesite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION MEASURED TO ADIT; ADDITIONAL WORKINGS TO THE EAST ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT 187, P. 69
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 281.
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