Mine detail: Galeyville Mines

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Location

Lat / long: 31.9493, -109.22064

Resource(M)

Primary: Lead, Silver, Tungsten, Copper
Orebody form: IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Contact Metamorphic
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1878
Last production ended: 1945

Geology

Host rock:Naco Group Limestone
Host type:Limestone
Structure:E-W Trending Thrust Fault .5 Mi N Of Mining Area. Cambrian And Precambrian Rock N Of Thrust, Sheared And Faulted Tactite Zone.

References

MRDSM241032
DEP10046191
Reference{Deposit:: KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 52.}{Deposit:: COOPER, 1959, USGS MAP MF-213}{Deposit:: USBM RI 5650, P. 10-12}{Production:: KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.}
ReporterZigler, Jan L., Gest, Don E.