The Festerling Mine is a silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,879 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: 5,879 Feet (1,792 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 31.86, -109.94528
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Festerling Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Festerling Mine
Secondary: Elsicor 1-7
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Middle Pass 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: Edward Festerling,
Years: 1947 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1937
Year Last Production: 1947
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
Type: R
Description: Beds Of Bisbee Limestone Strike Nnw, Dip 50 Ne
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): NORTHERN SHAFT USED FOR LOCATION. SECOND SHAFT AND ADIT LOCATED TO THE SOUTHEAST ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT, OPEN CUT, AND FLAT STOPES
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 281
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT 187, P. 68.
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