Mine detail: King of Lead Mine

Previously called 'ShebaWindes'

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Location

Lat / long:

32.04152, -109.30953

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead, Silver, Zinc
Secondary:	Gold, Copper
Ore:	Argentite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Discovery year:	1900

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1924
Last production ended:	1970

Geology

Host rock:	Naco Group;Bolsa Quartzite
Host type:	Limestone
Associated type:	Rhyolite
Structure:	Bisbee Group And Glance Conglomerate S And W Of Mine, Dipping S To Sw, Thrust Block Bounded On Nw Side By Ne Trending Normal Fault-Directly Nw Of Mine

References

MRDS	M800319
DEP	10048226
Reference	{Deposit:: ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187, P. 53.}{Deposit:: GEOL SOC AMER BULL, V. 68, P. 1315.}{Deposit:: ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.}{Deposit:: ARIZ DEPT OF MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA.}{Deposit:: DREWES, HARALD, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED DATA, 1977-1980.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Gest, Don E., Orris, Greta J.