Jerome No. 2 Mine

The Jerome No. 2 Mine is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,849 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

Name: Jerome No. 2 Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation: 4,849 Feet (1,478 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver

Lat, Long: 31.87083, -110.64306

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Jerome No. 2 Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jerome No. 2 Mine
Secondary: State of Main Group


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Empire District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1939
Time Period: 1900 - 1939
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^30 % Pb, 11 % Zn, 0.6 % Cu, 6 Oz Ag/Ton, Minor Au


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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: TABULAR

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Massive Sulphide Gossan


Rocks

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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SECTION 18

Comment (Production): WORKED INTERMITTENTLY FROM EARLY 1900'S TO 1930'S

Comment (Deposit): OUTCROP ABOUT 10 FEET LONG.

Comment (Workings): SHAFT OPERATIONS.


References

Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 118 .

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 118 .

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F. C., 1915 , MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 582 , P. 149 .


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