The Arizona is a zinc and lead mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,639 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: 4,639 Feet (1,414 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 32.9689, -110.35970
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Arizona MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arizona
Secondary: Aravaipa Mining Corp.
Secondary: Patented Claims M S 1038
Secondary: Unpatented Claims-Tule
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Athletic Mining Co.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1950
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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): BLM MINING CLAIMS LEAD FILE 6032 JULY 1980
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 461 GEOLOGY OF THE KLONDYKE QUAD
Reference (Deposit): 1964 P 132
Reference (Deposit): AZBM BULL 156 AZ ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS PART 1 1950 P 60
Reference (Deposit): ADMR GRAND REEF FILE (HENDRIKSON REPORT)
Reference (Deposit): ADMR ARAVAIPA MINING CORP FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR ARAVAIPA DISTRICT LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS(FILE)
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE
Reference (Deposit): DENTON,T.C.ARAVAIPA LEAD ZINC DEPOSITS USBM R1 4007 1947 P 6
Reference (Deposit): PATENTED CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SECTIONS 23 AND 24
Reference (Deposit): UNPATENTED CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SECTION 26
Reference (Deposit): USGS COBRE GRANDE MTN QUAD
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