Mary Jane Mine

The Mary Jane Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,600 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: Mary Jane Mine

Commodity

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

Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Washington Camp 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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1955
Year Last Production: 1957
Discovery Year: 1875
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: Sonoran Desert

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR LENSES

Structure

Type: R
Description: Mineral Deposits Of Washington-Duquesne Area Occupy A Limestone-Sediment Belt (2.5 Miles Long And 1.25 Miles Wide) Surrounded By Igneous Rocks Which Also Form Detached Masses And Dikes Within Belt

Type: L
Description: Granodiorite Intrusions Nearby

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Pyrometasomatized Limestone

Rocks

Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Permian

Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Permian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE VALUES AVERAGED ABOUT 7% ZN, 6% PB, 2% CU, 6OZ./TON AG

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Garnet

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S

Comment (Location): ADJACENT ON NW TO EMPIRE MINE AND ON NE TO BELMONT MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Development): PROPERTY COMPRISES 1 PATENTED CLAIM; OWNERS AND OPERATORS INCLUDED DUQUESNE MINING AND REDUCTION CO., NASH MINES, ALBERTO DE LA OSSA (1957)

Comment (Deposit): IRREGULAR LENSES ARE SMALL AND SPOTTY

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDED 80-FT INCLINED SHAFT, STOPED AT 80-FT. LEVEL; SOME TUNNEL AND OPEN CUT OPERATIONS

References

Reference (Deposit): CROSBY, W.O., 1906, THE LIMESTONE-GRANITE CONTACT DEPOSITS OF WASHINGTON CAMP, ARIZONA; AIME TRANSACTIONS, VOL. 36, P. 626-646

Reference (Deposit): LEHMAN, NORMAN E., 1978, THE GEOLOGY AND PYROMETASOMATIC ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WASHINGTON CAMP-DUQUESNE DISTRICT, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; PHD. DISSERTATION, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, P. 126-143, MAPS

Reference (Deposit): ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 191, P. 79

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA, MARY JANE MINE

Reference (Deposit): BLM DISTRICT MINING SHEET 727

Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP I-762

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USBM FILES, MARY JANE MINE

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