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Lone Mountain Mine

Mining District and Mines

Empire District .7

 

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Location

18S 17E SE¼.87

31.8775, -110.622783

Companies

Hilton, Dubernac Mng. Co.7

Mineral Products

Pb, Ag, Cu-, Zn-, Au-7

Geology

Irregular replacement orebodies of base metal carbonates and minor sulfides in faulted Permian limestone invaded by Laramide intrusive dikes.7

Type of Operation and Production

Shaft operation. Worked from early 1900s and in 1920s and 1930s, producing some 4,800 tons of ore averaging about 35% Pb, 6 oz. Ag/T, and minor Cu, Zn, and Au.7

References

  1. Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, by Staton B. Keith, Bulletin 191, Arizona Geological Survey, 1975.
  2. Mindat.org - small amount of data
  3. MRDS records: 31.8775, -110.6228
  4. History of Mining in Arizona, J. Michael Canty and Michael L. Greeley (eds.), Mining Club of the Southwest Foundation, 1987
  5. Arizona Department of Mines report: http://docs.azgs.az.gov/OnlineAccessMineFiles/A-B/BilliedSantacruz65.pdf
  6. The Mineral Deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains by Frank C. Schrader, 1914 - no entry
  7. Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona, by Staton B. Keith, Bulletin 189, Arizona Geological Survey, 1974.
  8. Photo by Mike Bertram, 2/5/23