The Albert Lea Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,999 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
Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Primary Mineral: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 33.40917, -110.76306
Albert Lea Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Albert Lea MineSecondary: Lea Tunnels
Commodity
Primary: SilverPrimary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: ArizonaCounty: Gila
District: Globe Hills District
Land Status
Land ownership: PrivateHoldings
Workings
Type: UndergroundOwnership
Owner Name: Ceferino Liano
Home Office: Globe, Az.
Home Office: Globe, Az.
Production
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
Year Last Production: 1946
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
Year Last Production: 1946
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane PlateausPhysiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Orebody
Form: IRREGULARStructure
Type: L
Description: Mineralization Terminated To W By A Steep Ne Striking Fault
Description: Mineralization Terminated To W By A Steep Ne Striking Fault
Alterations
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Materials
Ore: Hemimorphite
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Descloizite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Vanadinite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
| Comment Type: Development |
Comment: PREVIOUS OPERATORS INCLUDE ORTEGA & COCHRAN |
| Comment Type: Deposit |
Comment: THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M003136 WITH RECORD M030446 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS. A DUPLICATE RECORD OF THIS SITE, D000086, BY RICHARD P. FISCHER HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Comment Type: Production |
Comment: MOST OF THE PRODUCTION WAS OBTAINED FROM SMALL STOPES BETWEEN THE SUBLEVELS AND ABOVE THE DRIFT ON THE ADIT LEVEL |
| Comment Type: Deposit |
Comment: ORE OCCURS AS BUNCHES & SHOOTS ALONG VEIN IN QUARTZITE BRECCIA. |
| Comment Type: Workings |
Comment: 2 ADITS WITH DRIFTS & CROSSCUTS |
| Comment Type: Geology |
Comment: BRECCIA FRAGMENTS AND FRACTURES ALONG VEIN ARE COMMONLY COATED BY THIN CRUSTS OF VANADINITE OR DESCLOIZITE. MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH LCRET-TERT INTRUSIVE PERIOD. |
| Comment Type: Location |
Comment: NEAR SOUTH BOUNDARY OF SEC 22. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1964 |
References
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Reference Category: Other Database
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Reference: CIMRI
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Reference Category: Production
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Reference: PETERSON, 1962, P. 124; ABM FILE DATA
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: PETERSON, 1962, USGS PP 342, P. 124.
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: PETERSON, 1950, ABM BULL. 156, P. 105.
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