Gadwell Canyon

The Gadwell Canyon is a barium-barite and lead mine located in Cochise county, Arizona.

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: Gadwell Canyon  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation:

Commodity: Barium-Barite, Lead

Lat, Long: 31.57306, -109.95389

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Gadwell Canyon MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gadwell Canyon
Secondary: Ramirez
Secondary: Gila Monster
Secondary: Corrine


Commodity

Primary: Barium-Barite
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Tombstone


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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: L
Description: Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Barite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Deposit): BARITE AND GALENA IN VEIN ALONG FAULT.

Comment (Development): EXTENSIVE EXPLORATION WORK, LARGELY FOR SILVER.


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM R.I. 5651, P. 7-9.

Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.

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

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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