USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Arizona · Cochise County
March Mine
Multiple Sources Confirmed Silver Underground
Key facts
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Cochise
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Silver
- Verification
- Multiple Sources Confirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A former small underground Zn-Ag-Pb-Cu-Au mine located in sec. 11 and the South-central sec. 12, T.20S., R.27E. (Swisshelm Mountain 7.5 minute topo map), about 9 miles ESE of Elfrida. Produced 1960-1965. MPM Mining and Exploration Corp., Operator (1986…
Additional documented workings
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Incline
— documented in 6 source records.
Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR — "March Mine" -
Stope
— documented in 4 source records.
Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR — "March Mine"
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 13 shaft symbols
- 13 adit symbols
View individual source records (12)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
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Incline
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“March Mine”). Evidence: PDF: and others. They have put ladders down incline shaft. Not working day of visit. SWI WR 11/26/74.… -
Incline
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“March Mine”). Evidence: PDF: r at EI Paso. The ore is hoisted up the incline shaft, and the ore cars are then lowered by a ca… -
Incline
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“March Mine”). Evidence: PDF: at lil Paso. The ore ie hoisted lip the incline ahaft, and the ore cars are then lowered by a ca… -
Stope
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“March Mine”). Evidence: PDF: amount of ore in sight, as the operator stopes out the ore as he goes down on the bedding plane… -
Stope
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“March Mine”). Evidence: PDF: mount of ore in sigh t, as the operator stopes out the ore as he g08lS down on the bedding pla.n…
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Incline
March Mine -
Incline
March Mine -
Incline
March Mine -
Stope
March Mine -
Stope
March Mine
- Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Underground
- MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Underground · oper_type
Verification
Multiple Sources Confirmed
Independent historical source evidence corroborates underground workings.
Why confirmed?
Confirmed by independent Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR historical documentation describing underground workings, in addition to USGS MRDS catalog eligibility. Not a member field verification.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Operators / organizations
- Mpm Mng And Expl Crp; Ariz Crp. · Historical operator · 1995
- Rydbom · Historical operator · 1960
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Calcite
- commodity:Copper
- commodity:Gold
- commodity:Lead
- commodity:Silver
- commodity:Zinc
- Wulfenite
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 (13)
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
- documented workings
Historical documentation does not imply current access or open workings.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 32838
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (7)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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