Two Friends Mine

The Two Friends Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona.

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

Name: Two Friends Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 31.87139, -111.12167

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Two Friends Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Two Friends Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Pima District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: C. B. Conlin


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1942
Year Last Production: 1942
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Laramide Intrusives Throughout Area


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): ASSUMED WHERE TWO PROSPECTS SHOWN IN NW 1/4 SECTION 9; MILS LOCATION ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Workings): SHAFT IS AT LEAST 50 FEET DEEP (CLIPPINGS)

Comment (Geology): IMMEDIATELY ADJOINS MAJOR LARAMIDE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS


References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT 189, P. 133

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT - USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE


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