USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Arizona · Santa Cruz County
Joplin Mine
Unconfirmed Lead Underground
Key facts
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Santa Cruz
- Mining district
- Tyndall
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Lead
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Also known as
- Massachusetts Group, Duane, and Missouri Patented, Unit, Az, Usbm Ofr Mla 11-94., Claims., Campbell, Joplin Group Contained Joplin,, Coronado Nf, Part 12, Santa Rita Mt
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A former underground Pb-Ag-Cu-Au mine located on 3 patented claims (Joplin claim; Duane claim; Missouri claim) in the NE¼NW¼ sec. 18, T.21S., R.15E., ¾ mile NE of the Alto Mine and about the same distance SE of the Wandering Jew Mine, at the head of a …
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 13 shaft symbols
- 27 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
- Joplin Mining Co. · Historical operator · 1975
- Pierce, C A · Historical operator · 1975
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Chalcopyrite
- Galena
- Pyrite
- Silver-bearing 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 (27)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR
Type: Historical mine documents
Record: 1 historical document
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: 34302
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (4)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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