Long Tom

The Long Tom is a silver and gold mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,879 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: Long Tom
Secondary: Roberts Gold
Secondary: Knothe
Secondary: Roberts Silver
Secondary: Galiuro Wilderness and Contiguous
Secondary: Further Planning Areas.

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Arizona
County: Graham
District: Rattlesnake District

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: Ed Knothe
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1940

Owner Name: C. R Roberts
Home Office: Arizona

Owner Name: Mickey Williams
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1969

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

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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 2 ADITS WITH 455 AND 135 FT OF WORKINGS AND A CAVED SHAFT REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN 40 FT DEEP. THIS MINE IS 1 OF 3 IN THE DISTRICT THAT PRODUCED 163 OZ OF GOLD, 2310 OZ OF SILVER, AND 12,200 LB OF COPPER. IN ADITS ARE FOUR MAJOR SHEARS IN RHYOLITE AND ALTERED RHYOLITE WITH SPOTTY GOLD AND SILVER MINERALIZATION.

References

Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, ARIZONA: USBM OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA ??-93, 40 P.

Reference (Deposit): NATIONAL FOREST, PART 4, GALIURO MOUNTAINS UNIT, GRAHAM

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, S. D., 1983, MINERAL APPRAISAL OF THE CORONADO

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA: USGS BULL. 1490, 94 P.

Reference (Deposit): GALIURO WILDERNESS AND CONTIGUOUS FURTHER PLANNING AREAS,

Reference (Deposit): CREASEY, S. C., AND OTHERS, 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE

Reference (Deposit): ABM 137 1967 P 194

Reference (Deposit): WILSON E D AND OTHERS AZ LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING

Reference (Deposit): USGS BASSET PEAK QUAD

Reference (Deposit): ADMR LONG TOM MINE FILE

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