Randolph Mine

The Randolph Mine is a silver 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

Name: Randolph Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 31.69056, -110.11167

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Randolph Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Randolph Mine
Secondary: Rondolph Claims
Secondary: Mellgren Group


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead


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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Tombstone Silver Fields Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: VEIN


Structure

Type: L
Description: Ne Trending Granodiorite Dikes In Area, One Is Located Near Shaft


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Silver


Comments

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED W. FOWLER, BREWSTER & FARRINGTON

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFT WORKINGS

Comment (Production): A FEW HUNDRED TONS PRODUCED INTERMITTENTLY FROM THE 1880'S TO 1917.

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

Comment (Deposit): SPOTTY SILVER VALUES ALONG AN OXIDIZED FISSURE VEIN CUTTING CRETACEOUS BEDS.


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM FILES

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 710, 1920, PL. 5

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 78.

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


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