The Guadalupe Mine is a lead mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,801 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: 1,801 Feet (549 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 33.67972, -114.04722
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Guadalupe Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Guadalupe Mine
Secondary: Moreno
Secondary: Gold Nugget
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Southern Plomosa 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
Not available
Production
Year: 1951
Time Period: 1935-1951
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^1 Oz Au/Ton, 2 Oz Ag/Ton, 1 % Pb, 0.1 % Cu.
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Siderite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): SMALL SHIPMENTS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN MADE
Comment (Workings): THE DEPOSIT HAS BEEN PROSPECTED BY A SHORT VERTICAL SHAFT IN ADDITION TO SEVERAL SURFACE CUTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): BANCROFT, HOWLAND; 1911; ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 451, P. 89
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 168
Reference (Production): U.S.G.S. BULL. 451, P. 89 (8) KEITH, S.B., 1978, P. 168
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