Tenstrike

The Tenstrike is a lead mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,600 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: Tenstrike  

State:  Arizona

County:  Graham

Elevation: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 32.9058, -110.32470

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Tenstrike MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Tenstrike
Secondary: Aravaipa Leasing Co
Secondary: Lone Pine Lead
Secondary: Dempsey
Secondary: Cassidy and Rubal
Secondary: Stone and Dempsey
Secondary: Klondyke Mining Co
Secondary: Aravaipa Patented Claim M S 1783


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Vanadium


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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: J. F. Rydbom
Info Year: 1964

Owner Name: James Quinn
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1925


Production

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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

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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

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References

Reference (Deposit): USGS COBRE GRANDE MTN QUAD

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 461 GEOLOGY OF THE KLONDYKE QUAD

Reference (Deposit): 1964 P 146

Reference (Deposit): ROSS,CLYDE P.USGS BULL 763 1925 P 88

Reference (Deposit): ADMR TENSTRIKE MINE FILE

Reference (Deposit): AZBM BULL 156 AZ ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS PART 1 1950 P 63

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

Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE

Reference (Deposit): ELEVATORSKI,E.A.AZ INDUSTRIAL MINERALS ADMR 1978 P 34


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