Armistice Mine

The Armistice Mine is a silver, copper, gold, and lead mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,001 feet.

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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: Armistice Mine
Secondary: Lead Bullion
Secondary: Short
Secondary: Kelly

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Hartford District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Short, Kelly

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
Year Last Production: 1949
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, BEDDED

Structure

Type: R
Description: Exotic Blocks Of Limestone Found Within Tri-Jur Volcanic Rocks, Near Thrust Fault

Type: L
Description: Thrust Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Early Jurassic

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Lead
Ore: Silver
Ore: Copper

Comments

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED A.R. AND T.H. SHORT

Comment (Location): NW 1/4 SEC 25 UTM EST.

Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION IN 1940-1944 AND 1948-1949 AMOUNTED TO SOME 870 TONS.

Comment (Deposit): 9 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT 180 FT LONG, WORKINGS AT 50, 100, AND 180 FT LEVELS

Comment (Geology): ORE IN EXOTIC BLOCKS OF LIMESTONE IN (TRI-JUR) VOLCANICS NEAR LARGE THRUST FAULT.

References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 64.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP I-509, 1968

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA

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

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