Baumkirscher Mine

The Baumkirscher Mine is a lead, zinc, copper, 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: Baumkirscher Mine
Secondary: Crocket Moon
Secondary: M Lode
Secondary: International
Secondary: Golconda
Secondary: Golden Crown Groups.

Commodity

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

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Hartford 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

Owner Name: Arizona Imperial Mines Extension Co., International Gold And Rare Metals Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: ERRATIC

Structure

Type: L
Description: Thrust Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver

Comments

Comment (Location): CENTER SEC. 30. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Geology): SPARSE BASE METAL CARBONATE AND SULFIDE ORE IN EXOTIC BLOCKS OF LIMESTONE IN TRI-JUR VOLCANICS. TRACES OF GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, AND LEAD IN A LARGE QUARTZ VEIN ALONG A THRUST FAULT IN GRANITE.

Comment (Production): ONLY VERY MINOR TEST LOTS OF ORE PRODUCED INTERMITTENTLY FROM 1925 THRU 1937.

Comment (Workings): MANY SHAFT AND TUNNEL WORKINGS.

References

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

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 65

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

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