The Gunsight Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,080 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
Elevation: 2,080 Feet (634 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.20389, -112.68917
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Gunsight Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gunsight Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1977
Time Period: 1918 - 1977
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^22 % Pb, 5 Oz Ag/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1881
Year Last Production: 1965
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SPOTTY
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Lead
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): CENTER OF SECTION 16 .
Comment (Production): SPORADIC PRODUCTION FROM 1918 , POSSIBLY 1936 , 1943 .
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED GRAHAM & DICKEY, FISHER MINING CO, FERNALD & SCOTT
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND TUNNEL WORKINGS.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 122 .
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 122 .
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