Ground Hog Mine

The Ground Hog Mine is a silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,600 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: Ground Hog Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Barium-Barite

Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Tombstone Mining 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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Alanco Ltd.
Years: 1986 -

Production

Not available

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: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault Zone

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bisbee Group Limestone Strikes Nne, Dips 25-30 W Near Mine

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Barite
Ore: Fluorite
Ore: Silver

Comments

Comment (Deposit): STRONGLY OXIDIZED SILVER-BEARING MINERALIZATION ALONG FAULT ZONE IN LIMESTONE. WHITE BARITE VEINLETS.

Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND SURFACE WORKINGS. WORKINGS ARE EXTENSIVE.

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD TC10238 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Commodity): BARITE IS WHITE.

Comment (Location): NEAR AJAX HILL.

Comment (Production): PRODUCED ORE IN THE LATE 1880'S AND IN 1935. USBM-ABGMT DATA DOES NOT INCLUDE 1880'S PRODUCTION.

Comment (Development): PROPERTY WAS OPERATED BY N.J. KULINOVICH IN 1935. DURING THE PERIOD OF 1984-1986, ALANCO DID UNDERGROUND REHABILITATION AND SAMPLING, AS WELL AS SURFACE DRILLING.

Comment (Geology): STRONGLY OXIDIZED SILVER-BEARING MINERALIZATION ALONG FAULT ZONE

References

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

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

Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 76.

Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 143, 1938.

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

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