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Comstock Lode Mine

Past Producer in Cochise county in Arizona, United States with commodities Tungsten, Lead, 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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098657
MRDS ID M241074
Record type Site
Current site name Comstock Lode Mine
Alternate or previous names Cohen, Adams, Tyrone Mng Co
Related records 10112830

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.67315, 32.29012 (WGS84)
Elevation 1463
Relative position APPROX 10 MI E OF WILLCOX.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochise(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Railroad Pass(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Cochise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 013S 026E 22 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • E CENTRAL SEC 22. UTM EST

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SOME LOW GRADE TUNGSTEN PLACERS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Scheelite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidized Iron And Lead Minerals

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Cowboy Pluton
    Rock description Cowboy Pluton
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.67315, 32.29012
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS, VEINLETS
    Strike EAST
    Dip SOUTH

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1944

Mining district

District name Teviston District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Tyrone Mining Co

Comments on the production information

  • A FEW TONS OF ORE MINED IN THE 1950'S.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS, PITS, SHORT ADITS, AND SHALLOW SHAFTS.

Comments on development

  • DISCOVERED IN 1944 AND EXPLORED SPORATICALLY UNTIL 1956

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULL 187, P 72.

  • Deposit

    DALE, V. B., STEWART, L. A., AND MCKINNEY, W. A., 1960, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS RI-5650, P. 25-26.

  • Deposit

    COOPER, J. R., 1960, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-231.

  • Production

    KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN AND VEINLETS, TRENDING EAST AND DIPPING SOUTH IN THE QUARTZ DIORITE-MONZONITE COWBOY PLUTON (59 M.Y.). SOME TUNGSTEN PLACERS.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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