Graveyard Mine

Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  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 10108971
MRDS ID M000282
Record type Site
Current site name Graveyard Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.61095, 31.88235 (WGS84)
Elevation 1426
Relative position 31 MILES SE OF TUCSON

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 09 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • E CENTER SECTION 9

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Lead Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.61095, 31.88235

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faulted And Folded Paleozoic Limestone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1941
Year of last production 1943

Mining district

District name Empire District

Production statistics

  • Year 1943
    Period 1941 - 1943
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^6 % Pb, 2 % Zn, 3 % Cu, 19 Oz. Ag/Ton, 0.1 Oz. Au/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 3g/mt
    Major Ore Silver Silver 601g/mt
    Minor Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct
    Minor Ore Zinc Zinc 2wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 6wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION IN 1941 , 1943 .

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW WORKINGS, TYPE UNKNOWN.

Comments on development

  • OPERATORS INCLUDED GATHIN AND WEAVER, 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. 118

  • Production

    ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 118 .

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.

Authoritative Arizona resources

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