East Side Mine

The East Side Mine is a silver, manganese, lead, and gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,751 feet.

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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: East Side Mine
Secondary: East Side No. 2

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Tombstone 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: Tombstone Milling And Mining Co.

Owner Name: Bunker Hill Mines Co.

Owner Name: Tombstone Development Co.

Owner Name: Tombstone Consolidated Mines Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
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: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: "Northeast" Fissure Zone

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Lead

Comments

Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SEC 14 UTM EST , BETWEEN LUCKY CUSS AND TRIBUTE SHAFTS

Comment (Production): A FEW THOUSAND TONS OF ORE PRODUCED IN EARLY 1900'S. AG-PB-AU FIGURES INCLUDED UNDER TOMBSTONE GROUP IN ABGMT-USBM FILE

Comment (Deposit): SMALL OXIDIZED ORE SHOOTS OF MANGANIFEROUS SILVER MINERALIZATION ALONG A "NORTHEAST" FISSURE ZONE IN CRET SEDIMENTARY BEDS.

Comment (Workings): SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND WORKINGS.

Comment (Geology): SMALL MANGANESE PRODUCER. CLAIM LOCATED BETWEEN LARGE SHAFT WORKINGS OF TRIBUTE AND LUCKY CUSS. MANGANESE MINERALIZATION PROBABLY POST DATES IRON-LEAD-ZINC PHASE OF MINERALIZATION

References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 75.

Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 143, 1938, PLATES

Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 7990, P. 37

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.

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