| Deposit ID | 10109830 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800133 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Leadville Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Andes Copper, Armstrong |
| Related records | 10233981 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.81565, 31.77124 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
| Relative position | 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF TURQUOISE MTN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Turquoise Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chiricahua Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Whitewater Draw(hydrologic unit)
Rio De Bavispe(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sonora(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 019S | 025E | 20,17 | NE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Abrigo Formation; Bolsa Quartzite |
| Rock description | Abrigo Formation; Bolsa Quartzite |
| (1) | -109.81565, 31.77124 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Smaller Faults, Post-Enrichment, Are Sw To N-S, Variable Dip |
| General form | LENTICULAR, BELT |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 45 W |
| Dip | 60 SW |
| Length | 2.44M |
| Width | 0.46M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| Discoverer | G.A. Walker |
| Year of first production | 1904 |
| Year of last production | 1957 |
| District name | Turquoise District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sanders, William |
| First year | 1957 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800133 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030640 |
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
WILSON, E.D., 1927, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COURTLAND-GLEESON REGION, ARIZONA ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 123, P. 59-60
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IN ADDITION TO ABOVE BODY, A PIPE HAS BEEN WORKED WHICH IS UP TO 4 1/2 FEET DIAMETER AND 8 FEET HIGH. 7 PATENTED CLAIMS IN 1957. |
| Deposit | LEADVILLE #1 AND LEADVILLE #2 ARE TWO ADJOINING SHAFTS. WORKINGS DESCRIPTION HERE IS LEADVILLE #2, THE MAJOR PRODUCER. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1981 | Gest, Don E. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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