The Palo Verde Mine Amole is a zinc mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,575 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: 2,575 Feet (785 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 32.14, -111.07667
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Palo Verde Mine Amole MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Palo Verde Mine Amole
Secondary: Amole Group
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1954
Time Period: 1918 - 1954
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^13 % Zn, 2.2 % Pb, 0.7 % Cu, 2.5 Oz Ag/Ton, 0.06 Oz Au/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Ne Trending Mineralized Zone.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Quartz-Sericite-Pyrite
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): E CENTRAL SECTION 11 . SAN XAVIER INDIAN RESERVATION
Comment (Production): WORKED INTERMITTENTLY
Comment (Workings): LARGE SHAFT
Comment (Deposit): 2 SHAFTS LOCATED ABOUT 100 METERS TO N, AND 100 METERS N30W OF MAIN SHAFT, MAYBE PART OF PALO VERDE MINE. SHAFTS ARE OPEN BUT FILLED WITH JUNK. NO ORE SEEN ON DUMP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PRIMARY DEPOSIT-HG MIN. DISSEMINATED IN LEUCOCRATE DIKES
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 102 .
Reference (Deposit): KINNISON, J. E., 1958 , GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN AMOLE DISTRICT: UA MS THESIS.
Reference (Deposit): ASHLEY, R. P., 1974 .
Reference (Production): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , P. 102
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