The Silver Tip is a gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,800 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
Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 31.4817, -109.05640
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Silver Tip MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Tip
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
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
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Ownership
Owner Name: Joe Groom
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1969
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO ADITS, 240 AND 30 FT LONG; A 75-FT SHAFT DRIVEN TO INTERSECT THE FACE OF LARGER ADIT, AND SOME SMALL PROSPECT PITS. THE MAIN ADIT INTERSECTED A 10-FT-WIDE FAULT ZONE STRIKING N. 8 W., DIP 70 SW. HOST ROCK ALTERED VOLCANIC ROCK. MINERALS IDENTIFIED WERE PYRITE AND ARSENOPYRITE SIXTEEN SAMPLES HAD GENERALLY LOW GOLD VALUES WITH A HIGH VALUE 4,540 PPB GOLD. LOW CONCENTRATIONS FOR OTHER METALS, BUT HIGH MERCURY ANOMALIES.
References
Reference (Deposit): HAYES, P. T., & OTHERS, U.S.G.S. MISC FIELD STUDIES MAP
Reference (Deposit): MF-1425-B.
Reference (Deposit): ARIZ DEPT MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA 1969
Arizona Gold
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