Mine detail: Whitcomb Mine

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Location: Pima County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 31.96595, -111.09236
dep_id: 10026762
mrds_id: M000120
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc
Minor mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
orebody_fm: LENSES, NODULES, POCKETS
Reporter: Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.)
hrock_type: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
arock_type: Granite
Structure: Cretaceous Rocks Within San Xavier Thrust Sheet.
Year first produced: 1900
yr_lst_prd: 1948
References:
  • Deposit:: COOPER, J. R., 1960 , SOME GEOLOGIC FEATURES OF THE PIMA MINING DISTRICT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 1112-C.
  • Deposit:: KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 139 .
  • Production:: ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 139 .
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