The Ground Hog Mine is a silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,600 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: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 31.67417, -110.09056
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Ground Hog Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ground Hog Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Tombstone Mining 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: Alanco Ltd.
Years: 1986 -
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
Type: L
Description: Fault Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bisbee Group Limestone Strikes Nne, Dips 25-30 W Near Mine
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Barite
Ore: Fluorite
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Deposit): STRONGLY OXIDIZED SILVER-BEARING MINERALIZATION ALONG FAULT ZONE IN LIMESTONE. WHITE BARITE VEINLETS.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND SURFACE WORKINGS. WORKINGS ARE EXTENSIVE.
Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD TC10238 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Commodity): BARITE IS WHITE.
Comment (Location): NEAR AJAX HILL.
Comment (Production): PRODUCED ORE IN THE LATE 1880'S AND IN 1935. USBM-ABGMT DATA DOES NOT INCLUDE 1880'S PRODUCTION.
Comment (Development): PROPERTY WAS OPERATED BY N.J. KULINOVICH IN 1935. DURING THE PERIOD OF 1984-1986, ALANCO DID UNDERGROUND REHABILITATION AND SAMPLING, AS WELL AS SURFACE DRILLING.
Comment (Geology): STRONGLY OXIDIZED SILVER-BEARING MINERALIZATION ALONG FAULT ZONE
References
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 76.
Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 143, 1938.
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ.BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
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