Humboldt Mine

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

Name: Humboldt Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

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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