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Alkie Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 37' 50'' North , 110° 9' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
31.63083,-110.15083
GeoHash:
G#: 9t9evqnwg
GRN:
N22W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tombstone1,312 (2017)12.0km
Sierra Vista43,355 (2017)16.8km
Huachuca City1,755 (2017)17.3km
Whetstone2,617 (2017)19.5km
Sierra Vista Southeast14,797 (2011)20.6km
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ClubLocationDistance
Huachuca Mineral and Gem ClubSierra Vista, Arizona17km
Sunsites Gem and Mineral ClubPearce, Arizona44km
Mindat Locality ID:
32887
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32887:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Alkey Mine; Escapule Operator Mine


A former small surface and underground Pb-Cu-Ag mine located in the SW ¼ sec.6, T.21S., R.22E. (Fairbank 7.5 minute topo map), approximately 6 miles (ca. 10 km) SSE of Fairbank, on a military reservation. Produced 1938-1954. Owned by Escapule. Operated by J.I. Escarcoga and K.B. Escapule.

Mineralization is a 4 feet (1.22 m) wide vein of relatively weak sulfides along fractures in Tertiary Bronco Andesite volcanics; 16-18 inch wide replacement bodies of andesite-rhyolite contact.

Workings include a 50 feet (ca. 15 m) deep shaft (1881) and surface openings. About 10 tons of ore were produced during 1938 and 1951 to 1952.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnglesite7.AD.35PbSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
PbLead
Pbⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10046223

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North America PlateTectonic Plate
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References

Arizona Bureau of Mines files.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10046223, MRDS ID #M241082; and, Dep. ID #10161333, MAS ID #0040030264.
Hamilton, Patrick (1881) The Resources of Arizona - A Manual of Reliable Information Concerning the Territory. The Legislature of the Territory of Arizona. p.39
Butler, B.S., Wilson, E.D., and Rasor, C.A. (1938b), Geology and ore deposits of the Tombstone district, Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 143.
(1973) Index of Mining Properties in Cochise County, Arizona. University of Arizona Bulletin 187. Arizona Bureau of Mines p.73 - Table 4
Niemuth, Nyal J., Phillips, Ken A. (1992, July) Copper Oxide Resources. Open-file Report 92-10. Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resourcesp.4 - Table 1
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