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Alto Mine, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Alto Mine dumps

Alto Mine, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Alto Mine dumps

Alto Mine, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Alto Mine dumps

Alto Mine, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 21' 52'' North , 110° 17' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
31.36472,-110.28639
GeoHash:
G#: 9t9d6mgbs
GRN:
N21W68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sierra Vista Southeast14,797 (2011)11.9km
Miracle Valley644 (2011)12.7km
Palominas212 (2011)16.0km
Sierra Vista43,355 (2017)21.2km
Huachuca City1,755 (2017)29.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Huachuca Mineral and Gem ClubSierra Vista, Arizona21km
Mindat Locality ID:
32737
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32737:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Elizabeth Mine; Hamilton Mine


A former small underground Cu-Pb-Zn-Ag-Au mine located in the NW ¼ sec. 11, T.24S., R.20E, approximately 5 miles SE of Wakefield Camp. Operated by the Alto Mining, Milling & Smelting Co.

Mineralization is partly oxidized base metal sulfides in irregular replacement orebodies in exotic blocks of Paleozoic limestone along a fault zone in Triassic-Jurassic volcanics. Ore control was the fault zone.

Workings include 2 shafts and 3 tunnels. Irregular, minor production occurred in 1921-1924.

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Link to USGS MRDS:10046174

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References

MRDS database Dep. ID file #10046174, MRDS ID #M241007; and, Dep. ID #10112831, MAS ID #0040030089.
(1973) Index of Mining Properties in Cochise County, Arizona. University of Arizona Bulletin 187. Arizona Bureau of Mines p.64 - Table 4
Ludington, Steve (1984) Preliminary resource assessment of the proposed Miller Peak Wilderness, Cochise County, Arizona. Open-File Report Vol. 1984 (84-293) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr84293 pp.3-4
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