High Card Mine

The High Card Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,301 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: High Card Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 31.97778, -111.84167

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High Card Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: High Card Mine
Secondary: Faro Bank Group


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SOME MO IN ASSAY


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): IN 1942 MRS HOLMES CLAIMED ABOUT 6 FT OF ORE RUNNING 1% OR BETTER M 002 WITH GOLD IN HANGING WALL. A LATER INDEPENDENT REPORT SAYS GOLD IS PRINCIPAL MINERAL AND MENTIONS NO OTHERS.

Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M030517 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENU M FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): ON PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION

Comment (Production): PRODUCED INTERMITTENTLY 1931-1940 A FEW TONS OF ORE AVERAGING 0.9 OZ/T AU, 1.5 OZ/T AG, MINOR CU, PB, ZN

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFTS & TUNNELS


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, 1974, ABM BULL 189

Reference (Deposit): BRYNER, 1959, PHD THESIS, UNIV OF AZ, 156 P

Reference (Deposit): ADMR, 1962

Reference (Deposit): ABM FILE DATA

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1974


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