Zinc Basin Mine

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

Name: Zinc Basin Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

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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