The Meade Mine is a gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,801 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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 31.67361, -109.54583
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Meade Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Meade Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Swisshelm District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: S. W. Gunpakir, 1911
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1911
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: Nnw Thrust Faults In Swisshelm Mountain, Overthrust Naco Group Over Rhyolite Porphyry
Type: L
Description: Beds Strike Nw, Dip Ne
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTH OF MOST OTHER MINES IN SWISSHELM DISTRICT USBM-MILS LOCATION ASSUMED TO BE CORRECT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Geology): MINE NOT MENTIONED SPECIFICALLY IN LITERATURE
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT BULL 187, P. 70
Reference (Deposit): USGS MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF 213, 1959
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Arizona Gold
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