The Shaft, Trench, Decline is a lead, silver, zinc, and copper mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,420 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
Elevation: 5,420 Feet (1,652 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 31.9344, -109.18470
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Shaft, Trench, Decline MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shaft, Trench, Decline
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Antimony
Secondary: Cadmium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: California District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Comment (Deposit): MAIN WORKING IS A SHAFT, 150-200 FT JUDGING FROM SIZE OF DUMP, ADJACENT TRENCH 30 X 8 X 20 FT DEEP, 15 FT DECLINE. CALCITE VEIN, PINCHES AND SWELLS FROM 1/2 TO 2-1/2 FT THICK, STRIKE N. 40 W., VERTICAL DIP; VEIN HAS ABUNDANT DISSEMINATED GALENA; PYRITE, MALACHITE, TETRAHEDRITE; MINOR MALACHITE AND CHRYSOCOLLA. COUNTRY ROCK MASSIVE, GRAY LIMESTONE. TWO SELECT SAMPLES HAD 23.1 AND 11.2 OZ/ST SILVER; 1.2 AND O.5% COPPER; O.7 AND 1.1% LEAD; 0.4 AND 1.0% ZINC; 0.33 AND 0.26 ANTIMONY; AND GREATER THAN 100 PPM CADMIUM. MINE MAY HAVE HAD SMALL PRODUCTION, NO RECORDS.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PORTAL QUAD
Reference (Deposit): BROWN S D 1993 USBM OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 12-93
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