Ingersol Mine

The Ingersol Mine is a lead, silver, zinc, and gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona.

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: Ingersol Mine
Secondary: Bob Ingersol
Secondary: Blue Monday
Secondary: Hearst-Hagen Estate

Commodity

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

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Tombstone 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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Bob Ingersol

Owner Name: Hearst-Hagen (Estate), Vmp Leasing Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1932
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

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: In Tombstone Basin Following Mineralization, Faulting Occurred On Wnw And Nnw Trends, Tilting Basin Nne

Type: L
Description: "Northeast" Fissures

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Ore Is Oxidized

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Geology): DEPOSITS OF BASE METAL SULFIDES WITH SMALL HIGH GRAD E STREAKS OF SILVER-GOLD VALUES IN AN OVERTURNED FOLD OF LIMESTONE CUT BY "NORTHEAST" FISSURES.

Comment (Deposit): ORE IN AN OVERTURNED FOLD OF LIMESTONE CUT BY "NORTH EAST" FISSURES

Comment (Workings): WORK ON 100-400 FT LEVELS, 400 FT LEVEL WORKED IN 1923-1932 PROBABLY 2000 OR MORE FT OF WORKINGS

Comment (Development): LEGEND THAT GEORGE HEARST WON PROPERTY IN AN 1880'S POKER GAME IN TOMBSTONE

Comment (Production): NO ZINC REPORTED TO USBM; HOWEVER ZINC OF REPORTED IN LITERATURE

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Commodity): SMALL HIGH GRADE STREAKS OF SILVER-GOLD VALUES

References

Reference (Deposit): ARIZ. B. OF M. BULL. 143, 1938, PL. 3, 4.

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 76.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.

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