Nelly James Mine

The Nelly James Mine is a zinc mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,549 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: Nelly James Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 7,549 Feet (2,301 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc

Lat, Long: 31.40278, -110.29083

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Nelly James Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nelly James Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Hartford 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: George Dunn


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1914
Year Last Production: 1915
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

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Exotic Blocks Of Pal Sedmentary Rocks Within Jur Volcanic Rocks. Nw Trending Thrust Is Mapped Approximately 100 Yards West Of The Nelly James Prospect


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): WORKING LOCATED ON SLOPE BETWEEN MILLER PEAK AND MILLER CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT TYPE UNCERTAIN. VEINS ARE FOUND IN SIMILAR GEOLOGIC SETTING, BUT REPLACEMENT REMAINS A POSSIBILITY

Comment (Geology): NO REFRNCE FOUND SPECIFIC TO THIS MINE


References

Reference (Deposit): HAYES, P.T., AND RAUP, R.B., 1968. GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HUACHCA AND MUSTANG MOUNTAINS USGS MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS, MAP I-509.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT 187, P. 64


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