| Deposit ID | 10048226 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800319 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | King of Lead Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Sheba, Windes |
| Related records | 10161194 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.30953, 32.04152 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2121 |
| Relative position | 1.5 MILES SW OF COCHISE HEAD, 0.5 MILE NE OF BONITA PARK, CHIRICAHUA N.M. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cochise Head(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Willcox(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Simon(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 016S | 030E | 18;17 | SW OF NE OF NE (18); NW (17) | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Naco Group;Bolsa Quartzite |
| Rock description | Naco Group;Bolsa Quartzite |
| (1) | -109.30953, 32.04152 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Bisbee Group And Glance Conglomerate S And W Of Mine, Dipping S To Sw |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Thrust Block Bounded On Nw Side By Ne Trending Normal Fault-Directly Nw Of Mine |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Discoverer | John C Riggs |
| Year of first production | 1924 |
| Year of last production | 1970 |
| District name | California District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tamco Mining And Milling Co., 1974 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Windes, Peter |
| First year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Overall depth | 56.39M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800319 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030166 |
ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187, P. 53.
GEOL SOC AMER BULL, V. 68, P. 1315.
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
ARIZ DEPT OF MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA.
DREWES, HARALD, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED DATA, 1977-1980.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D002875 OF J.W. HASLER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | BUNCHES AND STRINGERS OF HIGH GRADE GALENA RICH ORE, AND DISSENENATED ORE IN FAULTS AND LIMESTONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1982 | Gest, Don E. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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