The Irene Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,901 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: 3,901 Feet (1,189 Meters)
Primary Mineral: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 33.43639, -110.78639
Irene Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Irene MineSecondary: Liberty
Commodity
Primary: SilverPrimary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: ArizonaCounty: Gila
District: Globe Hills District
Land Status
Holdings
Workings
Type: UndergroundOwnership
Production
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1913
Year Last Production: 1947
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1913
Year Last Production: 1947
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: LINEARStructure
Type: R
Description: Irene Fault And Vein Trends Ene, With Diabase Out Crop To N Of Fault. Dripping Springs Quartzite With Underlying Pioneer Formation Are S Of The Fault.
Description: Irene Fault And Vein Trends Ene, With Diabase Out Crop To N Of Fault. Dripping Springs Quartzite With Underlying Pioneer Formation Are S Of The Fault.
Type: L
Description: The Diabase Was Probably Intruded Along The Fault. Renewed Movement On The Fault After The Intrusion Of The Diabase Produced The Breccia Zone Along The Diabase Quartzite Contact Which Later Became The Channel Of Mineralizing Solutions. There Was Also Slight Displacement Along The Fault After Mineralization Took Place.
Description: The Diabase Was Probably Intruded Along The Fault. Renewed Movement On The Fault After The Intrusion Of The Diabase Produced The Breccia Zone Along The Diabase Quartzite Contact Which Later Became The Channel Of Mineralizing Solutions. There Was Also Slight Displacement Along The Fault After Mineralization Took Place.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: The Oxidized Vein Matter Is A Soft, Porous Mass Consisting Largely Of Quartz, Chlorite, Quartzite Fragments, And Altered And Partly Replaced Diabase. Limonite And Powderly Masses Of Manganese Oxides Are Also Abundant Constituents.
Alteration Text: The Oxidized Vein Matter Is A Soft, Porous Mass Consisting Largely Of Quartz, Chlorite, Quartzite Fragments, And Altered And Partly Replaced Diabase. Limonite And Powderly Masses Of Manganese Oxides Are Also Abundant Constituents.
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Materials
Ore: Willemite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Vanadinite
Ore: Hemimorphite
Comments
| Comment Type: Development |
Comment: PREVIOUS OWNERS/OPERATORS INCLUDE LIBERTY MINING CO,COMSTOCK EXTENSION MINING CO (TROJANOVICK, PRESIDENT), AMERICAN SMELTING AND REFINING CO (1945), GLOBE-MIAMI COPPER ZINC CO.(1953); CLAIMS INCLUDE TIPTOP, CONFIDENCE, KENTUCKY, COMMONER,COMSTOCK, EMPIRE, DEPENDER, ALICE, EUREKA |
| Comment Type: Workings |
Comment: THE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO ADITS WHICH GIVE ACCESS TO DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, RAISES, AND A WINZE. |
| Comment Type: Geology |
Comment: MINERALIZATION PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH ETERT INTRUSIVE PERIOD. |
References
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: PETERSON, N. P., 1950 , ARIZONA ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, BULLETIN 156 , P. 10 .
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: PETERSON, N. P., 1962 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GLOBE-MIAMI DISTRICT, ARIZONA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 342 , P. 119 .
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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