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Arizona · Graham County

Iron Cap

Unconfirmed Lead Underground

Key facts

State
Arizona
County
Graham
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Lead
Verification
Unconfirmed

Also known as

  • Grand Central Mining Co, Iron Reef, Claims Extend Into Ne Sect.30, Unpatented Claims-Tule, Patented Claims M S 1042,Patented

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

A former surface and underground Pb-Zn-Ag-Cu-Au-Fluorspar mine located in sec. 19, T5S, R20E, G&SRM, 2 miles (3.22 km) NE of Aravaipa, 0.5 mile (ca. 805 m) N of Landsman Camp, and near the head of Arizona Gulch, in the foothills of the Santa Teresa Mou…

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Historical mapped workings

USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.

  • 4 shaft symbols
  • 4 adit symbols
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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.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Operators / organizations

  • Athletic Mining Co. · Historical operator · 1964

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Andradite
  • Aragonite
  • Axinite-(Mn)
  • Calcite
  • Chalcocite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Clinochrysotile
  • commodity:Copper
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  • Andradite
  • Aragonite
  • Axinite-(Mn)
  • Calcite
  • Chalcocite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Clinochrysotile
  • commodity:Copper
  • commodity:Fluorite (Fluorspar)
  • commodity:Gold
  • commodity:Lead
  • commodity:Silver
  • commodity:Zinc
  • Covellite
  • Creedite
  • Epidote
  • Fluorite
  • Galena
  • Gypsum
  • Hedenbergite
  • Hematite
  • Hopeite
  • Ilvaite
  • Iridescent coating
  • Johannsenite
  • Kutnohorite
  • Magnetite
  • Manganbabingtonite
  • Manganese-bearing Hedenbergite
  • Nekoite
  • Pyrite
  • Quartz
  • Silver-bearing Galena
  • Sphalerite
  • Thaumasite

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

No community field reports yet.

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features

Type: Historical mapped physical features

Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6

Supports:

  • mapped shaft symbols (4)
  • mapped adit symbols (4)

Historical mapped features may no longer exist.

Dataset information

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 3335

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (35)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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