The Lone Mountain Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,049 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: 5,049 Feet (1,539 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 31.8775, -110.62278
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Lone Mountain Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lone Mountain Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
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: 1939
Time Period: 1900 - 1939
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^35 % Pb, 6 Oz Ag/Ton, Minor Cu, Zn, Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1925
Year Last Production: 1950
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Massive Sulphide Gossans.
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): WORKED FROM EARLY 1900'S AND IN 1920'S, 1930'S
Comment (Workings): SHAFT OPERATIONS.
Comment (Location): SE 1/4 SECTION 8 .
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED E.P. HILTON
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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