The 71 Minerals Dump is a silver and gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,629 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: 4,629 Feet (1,411 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 31.70278, -110.05944
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71 Minerals Dump MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: 71 Minerals Dump
Commodity
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: 71 Minerals Co.
Years: 1977 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Other
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1974
Year Last Production: 1977
Discovery Year: 1974
Discovery Method: Other
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): LEACHING OPERATION
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Development): DUMP PILE, ASSEMBLED FROM DUMPS THROUGHOUT TOMBSTONE AREA
Comment (Deposit): DUMP PILE
Comment (Deposit): MIXTURE OF ORE MATERIAL FROM THROUGHOUT TOMBSTONE DISTRICT ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Arizona Gold
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