The Ray Silver Lead Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,199 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 33.17778, -110.94750
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Ray Silver Lead Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ray Silver Lead Mine
Secondary: Ray Silver Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Talc-Soapstone
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Mineral Creek 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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Dr. Kent Conner , E. M. And C. F. Moores Corp.
Years: 1938 -
Owner Name: Ray Dye And C. Moore , Ray Silver Lead Mining Co.
Years: 1916 -
Owner Name: Ray Silver Lead Mining Co.
Years: 1917 - 1924
Owner Name: Crown Point Mining, Dye And Barthick, Phelps Dodge, And G. R. French
Years: 1916 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
Year Last Production: 1960
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Very Complex Faulting, Nnw And Ew Preferred Directions. Prec Rock 1 Mile E Of Ns Trending Broken Hills Fault
Type: L
Description: Nw And Ew Faults, Many Drop Martin Limestone Against Bolsa Quartzite. Beds Strike Nnw, Dip 20-30 Sw, East Of Mine
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limestone Replacement
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Talc
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE INCLINED SHAFT (60 DEG) 150 FT DEEP, ALONG WITH DRIFTING AT VARIOUS LEVELS (30 FT LEVEL - 200 FT DRIFTS, 100 FT LEVEL - 150 FT DRIFTS AND 1 WORKED OUT STOPE, 125 FT LEVEL - 150 FT DRIFTS AND 1 45 FT RAISE, 150 FT LEVEL - 1500 FT DRIFTS WITH 3 LARGE AND 5 SMALL STOPES)
Comment (Geology): PALEOCENE INTRUSIVE PERIOD EVIDENT AT RAY MINE 2 MILES WEST IS PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH MINERALIZATION
Comment (Deposit): TWO MAIN ZONES IN LIMESTONE PARALLEL TO THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE LIMESTONE AND QUARTZITE FORMATIONS. THE ZONES CONTAIN A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF HEMATITE, LIMONITE, AND TALC. THE CERUSSITE IS FOUND IN LENSES OF IRREGULAR SHAPES IN THE HEMATITE AND LIMONITE.
Comment (Location): THE RAY GROUP OF CLAIMS ARE LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF SECTIONS 7,8,18,17 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION BEGAN IN JUNE,1917, WITH 200 TONS BEING SHIPPED BY THE RAY SILVER LEAD MINING CO., 500 TONS SHIPPED IN JULY AND AN AVERAGE OF 750 TONS/MONTH UP TO JULY 1918. ORE WAS AVERAGING 21 PER CENT LEAD, WITH SMALL SILVER-GOLD VALUES
Comment (Development): THERE WERE 48 CLAIMS THAT BELONGED TO THE RAY SILVER LEAD MINING CO. IN 1918, THE PATENTED CLAIMS IN THE AREA OF THE MINE INCLUDED THE GLADSTONE, CINCINNATI SILVER CLOUD, CENTRAL, WEDGE, REKSOM, CROWN POINT AND BUCKEYE (MS3803).
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION DATA FILE
Reference (Deposit): USBM FILE DATA-CLUSTER #761
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., 1918, THE MINES HANDBOOK, P. 529.
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA-RAY SILVER LEAD MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): BLM DISTRICT SHEET #655, NW 1/2, T. 3S, R. 14E.
Reference (Deposit): U.S.G.S., 1971, GQ-10217
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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