The Muheim-Grafen Mine is a copper and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,318 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
Elevation: 5,318 Feet (1,621 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.8278, -110.75830
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Muheim-Grafen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Muheim-Grafen Mine
Secondary: Coronado Nf, Part 12, Santa Rita Mt
Secondary: Unit, Az, Usbm Ofr Mla 11-94.
Secondary: Muheim-Grafen Group
Secondary: Santa Rita Claim Group ?
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Helvetia-Rosemont 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: Muheim
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1960
Production
Year: 1960
Description: Ore Avg 3.5% Cu, 2 Oz/T Ag 130 Tons
Year: 1961
Time Period: 1960-61
Description: 1960-61, 3 Carloads Avg 5.5% Cu, 1 Oz Ag
Year: 1918
Description: 11 Carloads Of Ore 5% Cu, 3.5 Oz Ag
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: Sonoran Desert
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): MUHEIM GRAFEN GROUP CONTAINED ABOUT 40 UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN SECS 25 AND 36 T18S R15E (1960). CLAIM GROUP LEASED TO BANNER MINING CO IN 1963.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS SAHUARITA QUADRANGLE
Reference (Deposit): ARIZ BU MINES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): S B KEITH ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 189 P127 1974
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