Arizona · Cochise County
Past Producer

Silver Thread Mine

Cochise County, Arizona, United States
LeadZincGoldSilverCadmiumWollastoniteArsenicAntimony
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Gold, Silver
TertiaryCadmium, Wollastonite, Arsenic, Antimony
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlAnticlinal Roll And "Northeast" Fissures.
Materials
Ore mineralsAntimony, Arsenic, Gold, Wollastonite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Bisbee Group Limestone
StructureIn Tombstone Basin, East Edge Of Bisbee Group Outcrop
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027023
MRDS IDM001736
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.70819, -110.05983
References
ARIZ. B. OF M. BULL. 143, 1938, P. 3,4USGS BULL. 7108 1920, PL.5KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 79.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRIKEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.