The March Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,479 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: 5,479 Feet (1,670 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.70333, -109.54250
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March Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: March Mine
Secondary: Rydbom
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Swisshelm 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: Mpm Mining And Exploration Corp.
Years: 1986 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1960
Year Last Production: 1965
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
Type: R
Description: Nnw Thrust Faults In Swisshelms Overthrust Penn Naco Group Over Rhyolite Porphyry
Type: L
Description: On Upthrown Side Of Nw Trending Fault; Penn Naco Group Strikes Nw
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): S CENTRAL SEC 12, UTM ESTIMATED.
Comment (Development): PREVIOUS OPERATORS INCLUDE RYDBOM. DURING 1984-86 PERIOD, MPM CARRIED OUT GEOLOGIC MAPPING AND SURFACE DRILLING OF THIS PROPERTY.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND TUNNEL WORKINGS.
Comment (Deposit): OXIDIZED ZINC AND MINOR LEAD AND COPPER MINERALIZATION IN IRREGULAR OREBODY IN OVERTHRUST BLOCK OF LIMESTONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 71.
Reference (Deposit): COOPER, 1956, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP MF-213.
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