The Leadville Mine Group is a copper, lead, and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,610 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: 5,610 Feet (1,710 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.9372, -109.22390
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Leadville Mine Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Leadville Mine Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: California 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: California And Paradise Consolidated Mining Co
Owner Name: Nebraska And Arizona Copper Co
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 (Deposit): ACCORDING TO DALE, WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT 90 FT DEEP WITH A DRIFT AT THE BOTTOM 150 FT LONG, ANOTHER SHAFT IS 50 FT DEEP. ACCORDING TO KEITH, LEAD AND COPPER CARBONATES AND SULFIDES WITH SPOTTY SCHEELITE IN WEAKLY SILICIFIED, LOCALLY SHEARED, PERMIAN LIMESTONE INTRUDED BY PORPHYRY DIKES. PRODUCTION: ACCORDING TO KEITH, 560 ST OF ORE PRODUCED INTERMITTENTLY BETWEEN 1904 AND 1951. ACCORDING TO DALE AND OTHERS, 11 CARLOADS OF HIGH-GRADE LEAD ORE WAS SHIPPED AFTER 1943. (THESE TWO AMOUNTS ARE COMPARABLE)
References
Reference (Deposit): ADDNL HOLDINGS IN T17S R30E SE1/4 SEC 24
Reference (Deposit): KEITH S B 1973 ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187 P 53
Reference (Deposit): DALE V B & OTHERS 1960 USBM RI 5650 P 14
Reference (Deposit): BROWN SD 1993 USBM OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 12-93 P 141
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