Whitcomb Mine

The Whitcomb Mine is a lead, silver, copper, and zinc mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,599 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: Whitcomb Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
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
Time Period: 1900 - 1948
Description: Cp_Grade: ^8 % Pb, 9 Oz. Ag/Ton, 0.75 % Cu, 0.5 % Zn, Minor Au

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
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: LENSES, NODULES, POCKETS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Cretaceous Rocks Within San Xavier Thrust Sheet.

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 (Production): WORKED SPORADICALLY FROM EARLY 1900'S TO 1948 .

Comment (Geology): CRETACEOUS ARKOSE, QUARTZITE, CONGLOMERATE, SHALE, LIMESTONE, ANDESITE, RHYOLITE

Comment (Location): W CENTER SECTION 11

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED ASSOU MINING AND MILLING CO., ROSS BARKLEY,, J.E. FISHER

Comment (Deposit): PARTLY OXIDIZED

Comment (Workings): INCLINE SHAFT

References

Reference (Deposit): COOPER, J. R., 1960 , SOME GEOLOGIC FEATURES OF THE PIMA MINING DISTRICT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 1112-C.

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 139 .

Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 139 .

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