The Conglomerate Mine is a lead mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,640 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
Elevation: 5,640 Feet (1,719 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 31.73222, -110.76250
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Conglomerate Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Conglomerate Mine
Secondary: Anderson Mine
Secondary: Snyder Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Greaterville 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1909
Year Last Production: 1955
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: R
Description: Contact Oriented Nw-Se, Block Faulting
Type: L
Description: Devonian Limestone Faulted Against P.C Granite
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Silicification, Brecciation, Oxidation Decreases Below 20 Ft Depth
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Workings): FIRST PRODUCED IN 1909 OR EARLIER, THEN WORKED BY PHELPS DODGE IN 1920'S. LARGEST PRODUCER IN GREATERVILLE DISTRICT OTHER THAN PLACERS.
Comment (Geology): MIO TERTIARY QUARTZ LATITE DIKES THROUGHOUT DISTRICT MAY BE STRONGLY RELATED TO MINERALIZATION. PLUGS AND DIKES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH MINERALIZATION 1 MILE NORTH AT COMSTOCK MINE
Comment (Location): SW OF FISH CANYON, 50 TO 200 YARDS NORTH OF SANTA CRUZ CO. LINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Development): ANDERSON REPORTED PRODUCTION PREVIOUS TO 1915, BUREAU OF MINES DATA BEGINS IN 1925.
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT 189, P. 120
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 582, P. 154
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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