The Cedar Tree Mine is a lead and copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,940 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,940 Feet (1,201 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 33.4375, -110.88056
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Cedar Tree Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cedar Tree Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Miami-Inspiration District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Fallgren And Libby
Years: 1933 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1913
Year Last Production: 1933
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: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): NO RECORDS OF THE PRODUCTION OF METALS OR GRADE OF ORE ARE AVAILABLE. THE TOTAL ORE MINED WAS LESS THAN 2500 TONS
Comment (Development): 1 CLAIM, OPERATED IN 1913 BY LOUIS D'OR GOLD MINING CO
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED
References
Reference (Deposit): PETERSON, N. P., 1962 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GLOBE-MIAMI DISTRICT, ARIZONA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 342 , P. 123 .
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): BLM DISTRICT SHEET 152
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