Silver Tip

The Silver Tip is a gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,800 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

Name: Silver Tip  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 31.4817, -109.05640

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Silver Tip MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Tip


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise


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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Joe Groom
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1969


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO ADITS, 240 AND 30 FT LONG; A 75-FT SHAFT DRIVEN TO INTERSECT THE FACE OF LARGER ADIT, AND SOME SMALL PROSPECT PITS. THE MAIN ADIT INTERSECTED A 10-FT-WIDE FAULT ZONE STRIKING N. 8 W., DIP 70 SW. HOST ROCK ALTERED VOLCANIC ROCK. MINERALS IDENTIFIED WERE PYRITE AND ARSENOPYRITE SIXTEEN SAMPLES HAD GENERALLY LOW GOLD VALUES WITH A HIGH VALUE 4,540 PPB GOLD. LOW CONCENTRATIONS FOR OTHER METALS, BUT HIGH MERCURY ANOMALIES.


References

Reference (Deposit): HAYES, P. T., & OTHERS, U.S.G.S. MISC FIELD STUDIES MAP

Reference (Deposit): MF-1425-B.

Reference (Deposit): ARIZ DEPT MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA 1969


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