Thompson

The Thompson is a lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,902 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: Thompson  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc

Lat, Long: 31.9939, -109.18360

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Thompson MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Thompson
Secondary: Sunset Mine Group
Secondary: Black Prince


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise


Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Doran, White Tail Copper Co, Phelps Dodge Corp

Owner Name: Sunset Mining Co, Four X Mining Co


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH S B 1973 ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187 P 54

Reference (Deposit): ADDNL HOLDINGS IN T16S R31E SEC 32


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