Long Tom Mine

The Long Tom Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,899 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: Long Tom Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Graham

Elevation: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 32.57694, -110.33667

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Long Tom Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Long Tom Mine
Secondary: Knothe
Secondary: Roberts Gold
Secondary: Roberts Silver


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Graham
District: Rattlesnake 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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: E. Knothe : R. C. Roberts
Years: 1934 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Development): 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS (1965)

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL OPEN CUTS, A 40 FT SHAFT WITH A DRIFT 30 FT NORTH AND A STUB 20 FT LONG TO THE SOUTH FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT.

Comment (Production): YEARS OF RECORD: 1923 - 1928 , 1933 - 1935 .


References

Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 137, P. 194.

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA.


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