Sulphuret Mine

The Sulphuret Mine is a silver, lead, zinc, and gold 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

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Site Name

Primary: Sulphuret Mine

Commodity

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

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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Contention Mining Co., Western Mining Co., Tombstone Consolidated Mines Co., Bunker Hill 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: In Tombstone Basin, Tilting To Nw After Mineralization; Nnw Granodiorite Dike In Area Of Mine

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS ADJOIN CONTENTION AND HEAD CENTER SHAFTS, ABOUT 50 YARDS SE. LENGTH OF WORKINGS ESTIMATED

Comment (Location): SE 1/4 SEC. 11.

Comment (Deposit): OREBODIES ALONG A BROAD ANTICLINAL FOLD IN LIMESTONE AND INTERSECTING "NORTHEAST" FISSURE.

Comment (Production): SOME 20,000 TONS OF ORE PRODUCED, MAINLY IN THE EARLY 1900'S. PRODUCTION INCLUDED UNDER TOMBSTONE GROUP IN ABGMT-USBM DATA

Comment (Development): ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SHAFTS OF THE TOMBSTONE DISTRICT

References

Reference (Deposit): ARIZ. B. OF M. BULL. 143

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 79.

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

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