USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Arizona · Cochise County
Apex Mine
Unconfirmed Gold Underground
Key facts
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Cochise
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A former small underground Pb-Ag-Au-Cu-Zn mine located in the NW ¼, sec. 12, T.20S, R.27E, about 2 miles N of Swisshelm Mountain, on the SE side of Limestone Hill, ¾ miles NW of Scribner, on federal land. Produced 1931-1935. Owned by Mr. Homer Bates (1…
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 13 shaft symbols
- 18 adit symbols
View individual source records (2)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Underground
- MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Underground · oper_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Operators / organizations
- Apex Mining Co · Historical operator
- Four Horse Mining Co · Historical operator
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Galena
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Type: Historical mapped physical features
Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6
Supports:
- mapped shaft symbols (13)
- mapped adit symbols (18)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR
Type: Historical mine documents
Record: 3 historical documents
Supports:
- historical mine identity
- historical mine documentation
Historical documentation does not imply current access or open workings.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 32823
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (1)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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