The Dye Vein is a lead and zinc mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,799 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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 33.0306, -110.69310
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Dye Vein MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dye Vein
Secondary: Saddle Mountain Group
Secondary: Lola Claims
Secondary: Gila Copper Sulphide Co Property
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Dye,Raymond
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1961
Owner Name: Adkins, Lee
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1970
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SECTION 34 T45,R16E
Reference (Deposit): USGS CHRISTMAS QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ADMR SADDLE MTN GROUP FILE
Reference (Deposit): ROSS,CLYDE P ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SADDLE MTN AND BANER MINING
Reference (Deposit): DISTRICTS,AZ USGS BULL 771 1925 P 43-
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