The Lead Carbonate Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.87278, -110.64306
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Lead Carbonate Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lead Carbonate Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Empire 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
Not available
Production
Year: 1930
Time Period: 1900 - 1930
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^20 % Pb, 3 Oz. Ag/Ton, Minor Cu, Zn, Ag.
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1901
Year Last Production: 1930
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
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Lead
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SECTION 18.
Comment (Production): WORKED SINCE EARLY 1900'S AND IN 1924 - 1930 .
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED MEXICAN LEASEES, E.P. HILTON
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND TUNNELS.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 119
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 119 .
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