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Silver Lead Mine Group

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026766
MRDS ID M000142
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Lead Mine Group
Related records 10283771

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.53903, 32.43789 (WGS84)
Elevation 744
Relative position 4 MILES NW OF SILVER BELL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Silver Bell West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Silver Bell Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Santa Cruz(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 011S 008E 28 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • SW 1/4 SECTION 28.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.53903, 32.43789
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Limestone Block Along A Fault Contact With Laramide Intrusive.

Ore body information

  • General form SPOTTY

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1948
Year of last production 1949

Mining district

District name Silver Bell District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1949
    Period 1948 - 1949
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^3 % Pb, 2 % Zn, 1 % Cu, 2 Oz. Ag/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 56g/mt
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Minor Ore Zinc Zinc 2wt-pct
    Ore Lead Lead 3wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW SHAFT AND PIT WORKINGS.

Comments on development

  • OPERATORS INCLUDED GAE CONTRERAS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 143

  • Production

    ABM BULLETIN 189 P. 143 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LARGELY OXIDIZED

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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