The Swisshelm Mine is a lead, silver, and gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 31.71028, -109.54250
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Swisshelm Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Swisshelm Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Swisshelm District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Swisshelm Gold And Silver Mining Co. (Ben Heney)
Years: 1958 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
Year Last Production: 1958
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: Nnw Thrust Faults In Swisshelms Overthrust Penn Naco Group Over Rhyolite Porphyry
Type: L
Description: On Upthrown Side Of Nw Trending Fault; Penn Naco Group Strikes Nw
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS INCLUDE A 300 FT LONG 30 DEGREE INCLINED SHAFT WITH DRIFTING AND CROSS CUTS AT 75 FT LEVEL AND BOTTOM; 75 FT LEVEL CONNECTS WITH AN ADIT; ALSO AN 80 FT VERTICAL SHAFT WHICH CONNECTS WITH AN ADIT CONNECTING TO THE SHAFT AT THE 40 FT LEVEL
Comment (Location): DIRECTLY NORTH OF THE MAMMOTH AND WHALE MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Development): CLAIMS INCLUDE N. MAMMOTH, N. WHALE NO. 1-4, LITTLE TREE, AND NEW HILLSIDE
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): LORING, W.B., 1947, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MOUNTAIN QUEEN AREA NORTHERN SWISSHELM MOUNTAINS, AZ, M.S. THESIS, U OF AZ
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP MF 213
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