Soltice Mine

The Soltice Mine is a silver, lead, copper, and gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,459 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

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Site Name

Primary: Soltice Mine
Secondary: Mellgren Group

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold

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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Soltice Mng. And Mllng. Co., Tombstone Silver Fields Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: VEIN

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 72.000000+-3.000000
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 72.000000+-3.000000
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Production): INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION FROM 1911-1940.

Comment (Deposit): BEDS

Comment (Workings): SHAFT WORKINGS.

Comment (Geology): OXIDIZED ORE ALONG A FAULT FISSURE VEIN CUTTING CRETACEOUS BEDS CLOSE TO CONTACT WITH QUARTZ LATITE PORPHYRY.

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED L.F. WINTERS, HULL, CROCHETTI, C.R. JACKSON

Comment (Location): SE 1/4 SEC. 9. UTM EST.

References

Reference (Deposit): MARVIN, STERN, CREASEY, AND MEHNERT, 1973, USGS BULL 1379

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 79.

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