Kansas - New York Mine

The Kansas - New York Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,751 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: Kansas - New York Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation: 5,751 Feet (1,753 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 31.4, -110.71667

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Kansas - New York Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Kansas - New York Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Patagonia 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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENSES, PODS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Garnetization


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

Comment (Deposit): LENSES, PODS AT FAULT INTERSECTIONS.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 582


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