The Reymert Mine is a silver and silica mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,199 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: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Silica
Lat, Long: 33.24444, -111.20111
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Reymert Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Reymert Mine
Secondary: Alaska Shaft
Secondary: Australia
Secondary: Denoon Property
Secondary: Devoux Property
Secondary: America
Secondary: Asia
Secondary: Africa
Secondary: Europe
Secondary: Great Pacific
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Silica
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Mineral Hill 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Triple Nichol Inc.
Years: 1989 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1887
Discovery Year: 1885
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Transverse Faults And Narrowing And Swelling Of The Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Wad
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): THE REYMERT MINE IS A GROUP OF SEVEN CONTINUOUS CLAIMS THAT RUN N-S ALONG THE EAST EDGE OF SECTIONS 22 AND 27. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)
Comment (Deposit): THE ZONE CUTS SCHIST AND IS COMPOSED OF BANDS OF QUARTZ AND BARITE. THE MANGANIFEROUS CALCITES AND SIDERITE ARE CRYSTALLINE AND IN PLACES WIDEN INTO LENSES. EPITHERMAL SILVER MANGANESE VEIN SYSTEM.
Comment (Workings): TWO MAIN SHAFTS, THE ALASKA SHAFT AND ANOTHER ONE ABOUT 2,000 FT S, LATERAL WORK DONE INCLUDES A FEW TUNNELS
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH TERTIARY INTRUSION AND VOLCANISM. 15.8-17.4 MY QUARTZ LATITE EXPOSED 0.5 MILE SOUTH OF MINE WORKINGS.
Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D002471 OF J. WILLIAM HASLER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Development): 7 CONTINUOUS PATENTED CLAIMS, AMERICA, ALASKA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, AFRICA, EUROPE, AND GREAT PACIFIC. THE MINE PRODUCED MN-BEARING SILVER ORE. USBM-ABGMT LISTS AS PAST OPERATORS REYMERT EXTENSION SILVER MINES INC. (1946), JAMES TODD, W.J. FALBACH, W. FALBACH AND A. HABSTRITT (1935), REYMERT MINING CO. (1930), JACKSON, DIGGS, COOLEY AND HICKS (1927), INSPRIATION (1987).
Comment (Production): HIGH SILICA-SILVER ZONES CURRENTLY BEING MINED FOR FLUX IN 1988 FOR INSPIRATION SMELTER.
References
Reference (Deposit): ROMSLO, T., AND RAVITZ, S., 1947, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4097, P. 10-13.
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, 1989, DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA, INCORPORATING SAND AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS--1989-90: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 36, 14 P.
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.
Reference (Deposit): SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): SAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): NIEMUTH, 1987.
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USBM DISTRICT SHEET #597 SE, 1/2, T. 2S, R. 11E
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.
Reference (Deposit): USBM FILE DATA CLUSTER #899.
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990, P. 143-144.
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