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Lone Mountain Mine

Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, 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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109617
MRDS ID M050520
Record type Site
Current site name Lone Mountain Mine
Related records 10161824

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.62345, 31.87763 (WGS84)
Elevation 1539
Relative position 9 MILES SSW OF PANTANO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

The Narrows(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rillito(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 018S 017E 08 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • SE 1/4 SECTION 8 .

Commodities

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

Alteration

  • (Local) Massive Sulphide Gossans.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.62345, 31.87763
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1925
Year of last production 1950

Mining district

District name Empire District

Production statistics

  • Year 1939
    Period 1900 - 1939
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^35 % Pb, 6 Oz Ag/Ton, Minor Cu, Zn, Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 190g/mt
    Minor Ore Lead Lead 35wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED FROM EARLY 1900'S AND IN 1920'S, 1930'S

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT OPERATIONS.

Comments on development

  • OPERATORS INCLUDED E.P. HILTON

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 119

  • Production

    ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 119 .

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1979 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) 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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