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Arizona · Cochise County

Gardner Mine

Unconfirmed Zinc Underground

Key facts

State
Arizona
County
Cochise
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Zinc
Verification
Unconfirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

A former large output, underground Cu-Pb-Zn-Au-Ag mine located in the NE ¼ sec. 16, T.23S., R.24E. (Bisbee 7.5 minute topo map), approximately 1 mile south of Lowell on private land. Owned by the Phelps Dodge Corp. Mineralization is largely oxidized…

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Historical mapped workings

USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.

  • 21 shaft symbols
  • 3 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

  • Phelps Dodge Corp · Historical operator

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Anglesite
  • Bornite
  • Chalcocite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Limonite
  • Pyrite

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 (21)
  • mapped adit symbols (3)

Historical mapped features may no longer exist.

Dataset information

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 33063

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (6)

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

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