Isabella Mine

The Isabella Mine is a lead mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,400 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: Isabella Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 31.40167, -110.79139

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Isabella Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Isabella Mine
Secondary: Victor Claim


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Patagonia 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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1904
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: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Deposits In Region Are Mainly Lead-Silver Quartzitic Veins Which Strike E-W At About Right Angles To Axis Of Range

Type: L
Description: Deposit Occurs Chiefly In Granite Porphyry


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Granite Porphyry And Diorite Altered Near Vein


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 160.000000+-
Dating Method: Pb-Alpha
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Location): NORTH SIDE OF WILD HOG CANYON; 1/4 MILE NNE OF GROSS MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Commodity): SOME GALENA IN DUMP

Comment (Development): 1 CLAIM KNOWN, CALLED THE VICTOR OR WEST CLAIM

Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS TRACEABLE ON SURFACE BY CROPPINGS AND OPENINGS FOR NEARLY 1/2 MILE

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENTS COMPRISE CUTS AND SHALLOW SHAFTS; 50-FT SHAFT ON VICTOR OR WEST CLAIM

Comment (Geology): PROSPECT LOCATED IN GROSS BELT; BELT AND FOOTHILLS SEPARATED FROM STEEP SLOPES OF RANGE BY PIEDMONT-LIKE VALLEY ALONG WHICH PIEDMONT FAULT RUNS; EXTENDS NORTHWARD FOR 6 MILES


References

Reference (Deposit): SIMONS, FRANK S. 1974 GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS MAP I-762 (1=48000)

Reference (Deposit): USBM FILE DATA-CLUSTER #22, ISABELLA MINE

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1915, USGS BULL, 582, P.310-311


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