Guadalupe Mine

The Guadalupe Mine is a lead mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,801 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

Name: Guadalupe Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  La Paz

Elevation: 1,801 Feet (549 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 33.67972, -114.04722

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Guadalupe Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Guadalupe Mine
Secondary: Moreno
Secondary: Gold Nugget


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Southern Plomosa 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

Not available


Production

Year: 1951
Time Period: 1935-1951
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^1 Oz Au/Ton, 2 Oz Ag/Ton, 1 % Pb, 0.1 % Cu.


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Hematite
Ore: Siderite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Production): SMALL SHIPMENTS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN MADE

Comment (Workings): THE DEPOSIT HAS BEEN PROSPECTED BY A SHORT VERTICAL SHAFT IN ADDITION TO SEVERAL SURFACE CUTS.


References

Reference (Deposit): BANCROFT, HOWLAND; 1911; ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 451, P. 89

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 168

Reference (Production): U.S.G.S. BULL. 451, P. 89 (8) KEITH, S.B., 1978, P. 168


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