Walter and Mildred Mine

The Walter and Mildred Mine is a silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,801 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

Name: Walter and Mildred Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 31.37028, -110.29472

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Walter and Mildred Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Walter and Mildred Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Hartford District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Edwin A Althaus


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1935
Year Last Production: 1937
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: Many Nw Trending Faults Through Huachuca Mountains

Type: L
Description: Near Hanging Wall Of A Fault, Nw Trending


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED AT END OF FOOT TRAIL, BESIDE A SPRING ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Deposit): PROBABLY VEIN. AS SMALL VEIN DEPOSITS ARE NEARBY. REPLACEMENT IS ANOTHER POSSIBILITY.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS, MAP I-509, 1968.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT 187, P. 64-66

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA


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