Meade Mine

The Meade Mine is a gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,801 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: Meade Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Swisshelm District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: S. W. Gunpakir, 1911

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1911
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: Nnw Thrust Faults In Swisshelm Mountain, Overthrust Naco Group Over Rhyolite Porphyry

Type: L
Description: Beds Strike Nw, Dip Ne

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTH OF MOST OTHER MINES IN SWISSHELM DISTRICT USBM-MILS LOCATION ASSUMED TO BE CORRECT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Geology): MINE NOT MENTIONED SPECIFICALLY IN LITERATURE

References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT BULL 187, P. 70

Reference (Deposit): USGS MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF 213, 1959

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

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