Black Diamond Mine

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

Name: Black Diamond Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

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

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Orebody

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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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