Marconi Mine

The Marconi Mine is a zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,501 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

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Site Name

Primary: Marconi Mine

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Pima 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

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1948
Description: Ap_Grade: ^6 % Zn, 3 % Pb, 2 Oz Ag/Ton, Minor Au, Cu

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1948
Year Last Production: 1948
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: SPOTTY

Structure

Type: L
Description: Fracture Zones In Arkose And Conglomerate.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): N CENTER SECTION 12 .

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED H.G. LYNCH

Comment (Deposit): LARGELY OXIDIZED

Comment (Workings): INCLINE SHAFTS

References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 135

Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 135 .

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