The Black Diamond Mine is a silver, zinc, and copper mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,145 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: 6,145 Feet (1,873 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 31.8439, -109.93000
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Black Diamond Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Diamond Mine
Secondary: Englander
Secondary: Coronado Nf Dragoon Unit
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Middle Pass District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Cordyne Corp.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Charles Phillips
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1957
Owner Name: Ethel Boulter Estate
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1947
Production
Year: 1933
Description: Silver 156 Kg
Year: 1933
Description: Copper 500 Mt
Year: 1944
Description: Copper-Zinc-Silver-Gold Ore 181 Mt
Year: 1943
Description: Copper-Zinc-Silver-Gold Ore 50 Mt
Year: 1939
Description: Copper Ore 3 Mt
Year: 1938
Description: Copper-Silver-Gold Ore 28 Mt
Year: 1937
Description: Copper-Silver-Lead-Gold Ore 417 Mt
Year: 1979
Description: Unknown Ore 1814 Mt
Year: 1957
Description: Copper-Silver Ore 107 Mt
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1899
Discovery Year: 1898
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
Comment (Production): COPPER AND SILVER PRODUCTION GIVEN FOR 1933 IS FOR YEARS 1899 OR 1900 TO 1933; TOTAL PRODUCTION THROUGH 1979 IS ABOUT 522 MT COPPER, 376 KG SILVER, 6,804 KG ZINC, NEGLIGABLE GOLD AND SILVER. (SEE CHATMAN, 1994, P. D125).
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS EXTEND INTO NE SEC. 30; DRILLING WAS ALSO DONE IN S2 SEC. 19.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1973, ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187, P. 68.
Reference (Deposit): STEVENS, H. J., 1911, THE COPPER HANDBOOK, VOL. X, P. 428-9.
Reference (Deposit): ADMMR FILES, CONTAIN REPORTS BY VARIOUS AUTHORS, INCLUDING
Reference (Deposit): BOULTER, 1947; DODD, 1939; MATTOX, 1936; MATTOX AND MATTOX,
Reference (Deposit): 1938.
Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C. M., 1964, USBM IC 8236, P. 22-24.
Reference (Deposit): CHATMAN, M. L., 1993, USBM OFR MLA 30-93, P. 32-35, D125-31.
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