Okalhoma Mine

The Okalhoma Mine is a lead mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,201 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: Okalhoma Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 33.16389, -111.24194

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Okalhoma Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Okalhoma Mine
Secondary: Troxel Group


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Mineral Mountain 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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Mineral Mountain Mining And Milling Co. , R. Troxel
Years: 1939 -

Owner Name: Troy Troxel, W. D. Roberts
Years: 1936 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1935
Year Last Production: 1956
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Nw Trending Fissure Veins, Dip 55-70 Sw

Type: L
Description: N Trending Faults, Nw Trending Fissures


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION AGE PROBABLY SASME AS TERTIARY INTRUSIONS IN AREA

Comment (Workings): MANY SHAFTS AT DIFFERENT DEPTHS.


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION DATA FILE

Reference (Deposit): USBM FILE DATA-CLUSTER #755

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 78-468, 1978


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