Lead King Mine.

The Lead King Mine. is a zinc and silver mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,501 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

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Site Name

Primary: Lead King Mine.

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Cadmium

Location

State: Arizona
County: Graham
District: Aravaipa 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: Herb Hatter
Home Office: Klondyke, Az.

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: PODS, VEINS

Structure

Type: R
Description: Block Faulting Trending Nnw. ; Reg.Trends: Minor Pre-Cretaceous E And Ne Trending Folds And Major Post-Cretaceous Nnw Trending Faults.

Type: L
Description: Fault.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Tactite, Jasperoid

Rocks

Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Specularite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Commodity): AVERAGE ASSAY IS 7.7 PCT ZN. 0.7 PCT PB, 0.8 OZ AG PER TON, 0.2 PCT CADMIUM.

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

Comment (Production): COMBINED WITH BEN HUR ( 1952 )

Comment (Workings): MINE WORKINGS CONSIST OF SHALLOW WINZE AND SHORT ADIT.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LENS OF HORQUILLA LIMESTONE FAULTED AGAINST PINAL SCHIST AND INTRUDED BY DIKES OF PORPHYRITIC SILICIC ROCK AND BY IRREGULAR MASS OF ANDESITE. LIMESTONE HIGHLY ALTERED AND FRACTURED. MINERALIZATION IS IN PODS AND VEINLETS.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 461

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 763

Reference (Deposit): 1925 GEOLMAP ROSS, C.P. BULL. 763.

Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP SIMONS, F.S. PROF. PAPER 461.

Reference (Production): SIMONS, 1951

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