El Capitan

The El Capitan is a silver and lead mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,799 feet.

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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: El Capitan

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)

Primary Mineral: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 33.205, -110.80780

Satelite image of the El Capitan

El Capitan MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: El Capitan
Secondary: Gold Dust Claim

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed

Holdings

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Ownership

Owner Name: Jay Brown
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1979

Production

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: 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

Orebody

Structure

Alterations

Rocks

Analytical Data

Materials

Comments

References

Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ADMR EL CAPITAN MINE FILE
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: USAEC PRELIM RECONN REPORT 172-480 P 53
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: USGS EL CAPITAN MTN QUAD
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ARIZONA MINING JOURNAL MAY 1, 1922 P 28-30
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: RANSOME F L USGS RAY FOLIO 1923 SEE AREAL GEOLOGY MAP