Mine detail: Alto Mine

Previously called 'ElizabethHamiltonAlto MngMllngAnd Smltng Co.'

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Location: Cochise County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 31.36542, -110.27649
dep_id: 10046174
mrds_id: M241007
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver
Minor mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
alteration: Partially Oxidized Ores.
ore_ctrl: Fault Zone
Reporter: Zigler, Jan L.
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_type: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
References:
  • Deposit:: KEITH, B S, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 64
  • Production:: KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
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