Arizona Mine

The Arizona Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,751 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: Arizona Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Graham

Elevation: 4,751 Feet (1,448 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 32.96889, -110.35917

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Arizona Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Arizona Mine
Secondary: Arizona
Secondary: Aravaipa Group


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Quartz


Location

State: Arizona
County: Graham
District: Aravaipa District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Athletic Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Year Last Production: 1955
Discovery Year: 1895
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

Model Name: Skarn Zn-Pb


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

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

Type: L
Description: Faults Which Were Subsequently Mineralized.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Commodity): ASSAY ON 83 LEVEL SHOWS 10-15 PERCENT LEAD, 12-15 OZ. AG PER TON AND SOME GOLD.

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDED UNDER ARAVAIPA GROUP IN USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA

Comment (Deposit): LAMINATED QUARTZ CONTAINING MASSIVE QUARTZ WITH LEAD, SILVER, COPPER, GOLD AND ZINC MINERALIZATION.

Comment (Development): PAST OPERATORS INCLUDE ATHLETIC MINING CO, J.T. CORN, A.J, GRUNWELL, R.G. PHILLIPS, ARAVAIPA MINING, AND A.H. CHARLSON AND CO.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ANDESITE IS CUT BY A FAULT ZONE STRIKING LITTLE W OF N, DIP 80-85W. FAULT ZONE INTRUDED BY TRACHYTE DIKE AND FLANKED BY QUARTZOSE SELVAGES. QUARTZ AREA ARE MINERALIZED.


References

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

Reference (Deposit): 1942 DIREXPL DIAMOND DRILLING.

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

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 461

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 763

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1950, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 156: GEOLOGY SERIES 18, P. 51-63.


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