Aravaipa

The Aravaipa is a lead and zinc mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,600 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

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Site Name

Primary: Aravaipa

Commodity

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

Location

State: Arizona
County: Graham

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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: Aravaipa Leasing Co.
Home Office: Massachusetts
Info Year: 1964

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: 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

Not available

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

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References

Reference (Deposit): USGS COBRE GRANDE MTN QUAD

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 461 GEOLOGY OF THE KLONDYKE QUAD

Reference (Deposit): 1964 P 144

Reference (Deposit): ROSS,CLYDE P USGS BULL 763 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE

Reference (Deposit): ARAVAIPA AND STANLEY MINING DISTRICTS 1925 PLATE X1

Reference (Deposit): AZBM BULL 156 AZ ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS PART 1 1950 P 63

Reference (Deposit): FLAGG,A L VANADIUM REPORT II 1942 P 4

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FAR MINING ENTERPRISES FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE

Reference (Deposit): ELSING AND HEINEMAN AZ METAL PRODUCTION AZBM BULL 140 1936

Reference (Deposit): P 93

Reference (Deposit): USGS CRIB DATA

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