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Alto Mine

Past Producer in Cochise county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046174
MRDS ID M241007
Record type Site
Current site name Alto Mine
Alternate or previous names Elizabeth, Hamilton, Alto Mng, Mllng, And Smltng Co.
Related records 10112831

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.27649, 31.36542 (WGS84)
Elevation 2286
Relative position APPROX 5 MI SE OF WAKEFIELD CAMP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochise(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Montezuma Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper San Pedro(hydrologic unit)

San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Coronado National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Miller Peak Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Cochise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 024S 020E 11 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • NW 1/4 SEC 11 UTM EST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Gold Ore
Lead Ore
Silver Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Partially Oxidized Ores.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.27649, 31.36542
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hartford District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Alto Mining, Milling, And Smelting Co.

Comments on the production information

  • IRREGULAR, MINOR PRODUCTION IN 1921-1924.

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 TUNNELS AND 2 SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, B S, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 64

  • Production

    KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE IN EXOTIC BLOCKS OF LIMESTONE ALONG A FAULT ZONE IN VOLCANICS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1980 Zigler, Jan L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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