The Silver Creek Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 33.21556, -110.80500
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Silver Creek Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Creek Mine
Secondary: Old Mc Graw Property
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: El Capitan 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
Owner Name: H-V. Mosley, W. W., Daley
Years: 1963 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1969
Discovery Year: 1897
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: R
Description: N-S And N-W Faulting In Area, Beds Nw To Ew Trending, S Dip
Type: L
Description: Ew Trending Faults, One Ene, One Wnw. Dripping Springs Quartzite Strikes Ew, Dips 20 S
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonite Pseudomorhs Pyrite
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: DUMP SAMPLE 1976 4.18 OZ AG/TON, 2.5 PERCENT LEAD 2.3 PERCENT ZINC .027 PERCENT CU
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): KENNETH OLSEN WERE PAST OWNERS AND OPERATORS. MANIFEST MINING CO., 1897-1900, MCGRAW, 1901 9 UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN 1959
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL 365 FT. LONG, WITH LARGE STOPED AREA 120 FT FROM ADIT. GROUP OF SEVERAL ADITS AND PITS
Comment (Deposit): VEIN DESCRIBED IN ADMR REPORT AS 12 FT WIDE WHERE TUNNEL INTERSECTS
Comment (Location): GROUP OF ADIT AND PROSPECTS, MAIN ADIT USED FOR UTM ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH CRET-E TERT INTRUSIVE PERIOD
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ADMR SILVER CREEK FILE
Reference (Deposit): USGS GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE MAP GQ 1442
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