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Grand Reef

The Grand Reef is a lead mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,999 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: Grand Reef

State:  Arizona

County:  Graham

Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 32.8819, -110.31670

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Grand Reef MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Grand Reef
Secondary: Aravaipa
Secondary: John W. Mackay
Secondary: Calistoga Mining and Development Co
Secondary: Bringham Silver and Lead
Secondary: Vivian Mine
Secondary: Joe Rubal
Secondary: Botts,George H.
Secondary: Lead Jewel
Secondary: Patented Claims M S 1760

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Calcium
Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Vanadium

Location

State: Arizona
County: Graham

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: American Zinc, Lead, And Smelting Co.
Info Year: 1928

Owner Name: Aravaipa Leasing Co.
Home Office: Massachusetts
Info Year: 1925

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

Comment (Workings): MINE CONTAINS OVER 1,200 M OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS; MAIN LEVEL 366 M LONG; 82 M HIGH STOPE EXTENDS ABOVE AND BELOW MAIN LEVEL

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 461, 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE KLONDYKE QUAD, P. 146

Reference (Deposit): ROSS,C. P., 1925, USGS BULL 763 GEOL. ORE DEPOSITS OF THE

Reference (Deposit): ARAVAIPA AND STANLEY MINING DISTRICTS, P. 78-86.

Reference (Deposit): ANTHONY, J. W. ET AL., 1977, MINEROLOGY OF AZ P. 22.

Reference (Deposit): ADMMR GRAND REEF FILE

Reference (Deposit): ELEVATORSKI, E. A., 1971, ADMMR ARIZONA FLUORSPAR, P. 19.

Reference (Deposit): AZBM BULL 156 AZ ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS 1950 P 60-62

Reference (Deposit): AZBM BULL 180 MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF AZ 1969 P 235

Reference (Deposit): AZ MINING JOURNAL ISSUE AUG 1920 P 31

Reference (Deposit): FLAGG, A. L., 1942, VANADIUM REPORT 2, P. 4.

Reference (Deposit): DOG WATER AND SILVER CABLE CLAIMS FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMMR FAR MINING RESOURCES FILE

Reference (Deposit): ELSING AND HEINENMAN, 1936, AZ METAL PROD., AZBM BULL 140

Reference (Deposit): P. 93.

Reference (Deposit): USGS COBRE GRANDE MTN QUAD

Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET 753

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, S. D., 1993, USBM OFR MLA 26-93, P. 42.

Reference (Deposit): ADMMR ARAVAIPA MINING DISTRICT GEOLOGY FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMMR U FILE

Reference (Deposit): HICKS, C. J., 1979, MOLYBDENUM OCCURENCES IN AZ, ADMMR P. 17

Reference (Deposit): ELEVATORSKI, E. A., 1979,AZ INDUSTRIAL MINERALS ADMMR, P. 33

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