USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Arizona · Cochise County
Tribute Mine
Mindat Confirmed Gold Underground
Key facts
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Cochise
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Verification
- Mindat Confirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A former small underground Pb-Ag-Au-Cu-Mo-V-Zn mine located in South-central sec. 11, T.20S., R.22E, ¾ mile SW of Tombstone, on private land. Situated 1000 feet SE of the Ingersol shaft, and 2000 feet NE of the Lucky Cuss shfat. Owned at times, or in p…
Additional documented workings
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Shaft
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 2000 ft, 1000 ft.
Mindat
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 16 shaft symbols
- 4 adit symbols
View individual source records (3)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
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Shaft
· depth 2000 ft
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: 11, T.20S., R.22E, ¾ mile SW of Tombstone, on private land. Situated 1000 feet SE of the Ingersol shaft, and 2000 feet NE of the Luck…
- Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Underground
- MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Underground · oper_type
Verification
Mindat Confirmed
Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.
Why confirmed?
Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Operators / organizations
- Bunker Hill Mines Co, Tombstone Development Co · Historical operator
- Tombstone Mill And Mining Co · Historical operator
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Calcite
- Molybdenite
- Native Gold
- Vanadinite
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 (16)
- mapped adit symbols (4)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 32997
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (4)
- underground workings
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Documented shaft evidence