Mine detail: Leadville Group

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Location

Lat / long:

31.93735, -109.23064

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead, Silver, Copper
Secondary:	Tungsten
Ore:	Anglesite, Galena, Scheelite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1887

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1887
Last production ended:	1951

Geology

Host rock:	Bisbee Group
Host type:	Limestone
Associated type:	Granite
Structure:	Porphyritic Dikes On Both Sides Of Ore-Bearing Limestone

References

MRDS	M001676
DEP	10026998
Reference	{Deposit:: USBM FILES}{Deposit:: KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 53.}{Deposit:: ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA}{Deposit:: COOPER, 1959, USGS MAP MF-213}{Production:: KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.}
Reporter	Gere, W., Gest, Don E.