The Humboldt Mine is a silver, copper, and lead mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,902 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: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 31.95361, -109.16611
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Humboldt Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Humboldt Mine
Secondary: Bradshaw Arizona
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: California 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Bradshaw-Arizona Mng Co, May, Hyde And Scott
Production
Not available
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: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Pyrometamorphosed Limestone
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): S CENTRAL SEC 10, N CENTRAL SEC 15 UTM EST
Comment (Commodity): SPOTTY SILVER CHLORIDES AND SILVER VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH ALABANDITE AND MINOR BASE METAL SULFIDES
Comment (Production): SOME 180 TONS OF ORE PRODUCED INTERMITTENTLY BETWEEN 1907 AND 1930.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN AVERAGES 2.5 FT WIDE
Comment (Workings): 185 FT INCLINE IN 1926
Comment (Geology): SHEAR ZONE AND PYROMETAMORPHOSED LIMESTONE BORDERING AN INTRUSIVE PORPHYRY DIKE.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 53.
Reference (Deposit): COOPER, 1959, USGS MAP MF-213
Reference (Deposit): MINES HANDBOOK, V. 17, W.H. WEED, EDITOR, 1926
Reference (Production): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
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