The Graveyard Mine is a lead, copper, zinc, and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,678 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
Elevation: 4,678 Feet (1,426 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.88222, -110.61028
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Graveyard Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Graveyard Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Empire District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1943
Time Period: 1941 - 1943
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^6 % Pb, 2 % Zn, 3 % Cu, 19 Oz. Ag/Ton, 0.1 Oz. Au/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
Year Last Production: 1943
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faulted And Folded Paleozoic Limestone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Lead
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Location): E CENTER SECTION 9
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IN 1941 , 1943 .
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED GATHIN AND WEAVER, E.P. HILTON
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW WORKINGS, TYPE UNKNOWN.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 118
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 118 .
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