The Tombstone Extension Mine is a lead mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,751 feet.
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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: 4,751 Feet (1,448 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 31.69694, -110.04667
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Tombstone Extension Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tombstone Extension Mine
Secondary: Carper
Secondary: San Diego
Secondary: La Grande
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Vanadium
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Tombstone Mining Co.
Years: 1941 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic replacement
Orebody
Form: VEIN-LIKE
Structure
Type: L
Description: In Tombstone Basin, Nne Tilting After Mineralization. Most Beds Dip 45-50n. Three Prominent Fault Fissures, N20e To N35e, With Steep Dip Intersect Smaller Fissures N45e To N60e
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Wall Rock Of Ore Shoot Is Intensely Kaolinized.
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Jarosite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENTS OF GOUGY FAULT BRECCIA IN CRETACEOUS BEDS ALONG A STRONG FAULT ZONE INTERSECTED BY "NORTHEAST" FISSURES.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT WORKINGS
Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D000111 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Production): OVER $400,000 TO 1938 . INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION IN EARLY 1900'S. PRODUCTION INCLUDED UNDER TOMBSTONE GROUP IN ABGMT-USBM DATA
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED AMERICAN SMELTING AND REFINING CO., WORONOCO CO.
References
Reference (Deposit): ARIZ. B. OF M. BULL. 143, 1938, PL. 3 , P. 72, 63.
Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 187, 1973, P. 79.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
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