Comstock Mine Group

The Comstock Mine Group is a lead mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,479 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: Comstock Mine Group  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation: 5,479 Feet (1,670 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 31.76083, -110.76972

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Comstock Mine Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Comstock Mine Group
Secondary: Arizona Comstock Lode


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Greaterville 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.
Administrative Organization: Coronado National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1940
Time Period: 1890 - 1940
Description: Cp_Grade: ^30 % Pb, 5 % Cu, 15 Oz. Ag/Ton, 0.3 Oz. Au/Ton


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1928
Year Last Production: 1939
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: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Lead


Comments

Comment (Production): PROSPECTED AND WORKED FROM LATE 1800'S TO 1940 .

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED JONES AND CLYNE, W.C. HURLBUT, A.J. HARSHBBERGER

Comment (Deposit): PARTIALLY OXIDIZED

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL AND OPEN CUTS.


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 120

Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 120 .


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