Calistoga Mining and Dev.Co

The Calistoga Mining and Dev.Co is a lead mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,950 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: Calistoga Mining and Dev.Co
Secondary: Patented Claims M S 1760
Secondary: Dogwater and Silver Cable

Commodity

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

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: American Zinc, Lead, And Smelting Co.
Info Year: 1928

Owner Name: Aravaipa Leasing Co.
Home Office: Massachusetts
Info Year: 1925

Production

Year: 1920
Description: Copper Concentrates 160 Short Tons

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

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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 (Deposit): 160 ST OF ORE CONCENTRATES SHIPPED IN 1920. CAVED ADIT WITH OPEN STOPE TO SURFACE, 140 FT OF WORKINGS. ADIT IN GRAND REEF FAULT STRUCTURE TRENDING N. 25 E., NEAR VERTICAL DIP. ALTERED, BRECCIATED, SILICIFIED IGNEOUS ROCK. ORE MINERALS INCLUDE WULFENITE, CERUSSITE, GALENA, ARGENTITE, WITH ABUNDANT FLUORITE IN GANGUE. ABOUT 900 FT NORTH-NORTHWEST OF DOGWATER MINE IS A 42-FT-LONG ADIT IN A MAJOR SHEAR ZONE ORIENTED N. 18 W, DIPPING 84 SW. ARGENTIFEROUS GALENA IS PRESENT IN THE SHEAR. ABOUT 600 FT NORTHEAST OF THE DOGWATER MINE IS A 150-FT-LONG OPEN CUT BETWEEN CONTACT OF RHYOLITE AND GRANITE. GALENA, MALACHITE, AND WULFENITE ARE PRESENT IN A SMALL STOCKPILE.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS KLONDYKE QUAD

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

Reference (Deposit): P 147

Reference (Deposit): ROSS CLYDE P.USGS BULL 763 PP 78-86 1925 P 78-86

Reference (Deposit): ADMR GRAND REEF FILE

Reference (Deposit): AZBM BULL 156 AZ ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS 1950 P 60-62

Reference (Deposit): ADMR DOG WATER AND SILVER CABLE CLAIMS FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR F.A.R.MINING RESOURCES FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR ARAVAIPA MINING DISTRICT GEOLOGY FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE

Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET 753

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, S. D., 1993, MINERAL APPRAISAL OF THE CORONADO

Reference (Deposit): NATIONAL FOREST, PART 10, SANTA TERESA MOUNTAINS UNIT,

Reference (Deposit): GRAHAM COUNTY, ARIZONA, 53 P.

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