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ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES AZMILS DATA

PRIMARY NAME: PALO VERDE MINE

ALTERNATE NAMES: AMOLE GROUP

PIMA COUNTY MILS NUMBER: 22

LOCATION: TOWNSHIP 15 S RANGE 12 E SECTION 11 QUARTER E2 LATITUDE: N 32DEG 08MIN 28SEC LONGITUDE: W 111 DEG 04MIN 53SEC TOPO MAP NAME: CAT MOUNTAIN - 7.5 MIN

CURRENT STATUS: PAST PRODUCER

COMMODITY: LEAD ZINC COPPER SILVER GOLD LODE

BIBLIOGRAPHY: AZBM BULL. 189. P. 102. 1974 ADMMR PALO VERDE MINE FILE AZBM BULL. 106, P 19,20

PALO VERDE ~\~ E A MOle q~O(jp

l\ bn/ tS~J:J ( I y"j If' ((, ~} See: ABM Bull 106, p. 20

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.. N.' ~-.lE OF hlINE: PALO VERDE Oi;'~T{ER: C .M. ,d' A~tremont

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OD'£r{.\.'l'OR .l:,ND iI.DURESS D"t,:-.· , 1I}f ---i7 ...,. .m. d' Autremont, 204 So. 5/30/45 Ariz. Bank Bldg., Tucson

Palo Verde Mine Amole District

Maurice D'Autremont

Cl)lJNTY': Pima

PIMA COUNTY AMOLE DIST. T15S, R12E, Sec 13

DI ~.n'nICT: Amole lviET..:~~S: Zn, eu 1··

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i 5/30/45 i Developing

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Pima County

LEAD ZINC

Mine visited Sometime in April, 1944 and again Jan. 9, and Sept. 7, 1945, by Messrs. Stone and Hernon. Also visited by Mr. Hernon about Sept. 27, 1945.

After examination in 1944 it was stated that "occurrence of enriched pods within the zone is too erratic and small to be mine profitably. Should be revisited." In 1945 Mr. Hernon said that after the 200 level is opened the property should be revisited to check ore and its districution o

Ad.endum by G. J. Duff, May 21, 1951: D'Autremont shipped a few hundred tons to Eagle-Picher's Sahuarita mill. Before he closed down I made a trip to the property and conditions on the lowest level indicated a marked decrease in the size of the vein and mineralization very weak. I would not recommend that anything further be done with this property.

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\)y Mr. a.rAe. a ~\1' S'p'_ a't lHl. 6. L.d-duo '1. At\er lxaailla.tloa 1n 1'," l' ••• atatH ,be." "ooourr.aol ot enr10lld po4.

wt-.1a1a 'he sou 1. too erra'le u4 ...u.l ",0 ... a1ae4 prott".blJ. Should. ... rena1,.4." In 1~46 Kr. Seno. -14 that ' a1"'.r ,he 800 leTel 1. oP ..... ' ,l!Mt pl-op.n1 aho\ll.d " nna1'''' to eheM ore ad 1'. '1"1'11».10 ••

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• 44H4_ by G. J. Duff - Kay 21, 19M, D·A~r-.oG' .h1ppe4 a tew hun4ni IOU '0 Iagl .. Plcb.rt a 8a.huari'. M111. letore he olofe4 40n I a.4. a 'rip to • be Proper17 and. oond1t1011' on the 1o .. at le.e1 104104' •• a ••• _4 ,.ena" 1ft. tM .1_ or the vein aM a1J1tlra11aailoXl Tar,. wake I woul,' .,,, re ... .... , •••• pht_ turibe,. . be 40 .. w1,Ja, 'Ai. ProP.'l-

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LABORATORY REPORT

ABBOT A. HAN KS, INc. ENGINEERS. ASSAYERS. CHC:MISTS. METALLURGISTS

CONSULTING. TESTING - INSPECTING

ESTAB1.ISHII'O 16S8

624 SACRAMENTO STREET

SAN FRANCISCO 11. CALIFORNIA

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ROUTE 1 BOX 318

HEMET, CAUFOR~IA

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III 194/1. tll. I.t"i1_ to 1~14'" t~l.a .. Jteq1i.ate .... ,de4 t.. :b,.Ql.' t .. ol_mlo In .,. ; It48. a 4ev810 •• ~p.'bJ" cU.-, 4r1.111JIB ~ o_~j..4 en. lJIit .0. (Jr. ot "'r~lal T-.1U' ... d1.c',~."';' Wi_ .. ~_ p.-'at bJ 0.-sr". tld.a 'Work hell _ttl. to '. cla. t)Je. SPd1..'. _. rep.t~'4 untt1 Jul.J 1, 1949. ,,' '. . ". . . " ." "'.,8 .. at; "ork" I,a.o.r.att. I. automatlca117 .. OOio'ber 1. 1951, (thre •• _\~ ,_Yt-.g b,tea sra'a" froll ~~J' 1, 1958, bwhloh to do aaa'Q1 ..... __ t. ,,~rk t() ooy.r ~" I?rS.04 ~_ Ju1, 1. 19" to Jul, 1, 191Q) ~ c1_-r_t~c1 Mok to io Ml84""'tH ,GovW""-'. . .

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ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL BUILDING, FAIRGROUNDS

PHOENIX, ARI ZONA

July 9, 1958

To the Owner or Operator of the Arizona Mining Prop~rty ndmed below:

Palo Verde (Pima . County) Copper, zinc (Property) (ore)

We have an old listing of the above property which we would like to have

brought up to date.

Please fill out the enclosed Mine Owner's Report form with as complete detail

as possible and attach copies of reporm, maps, assay returns, shipment returns

or other data which you have not sent uS before and which misht interest a

prospective buyer in looking at the property.

Enc: Mine Owner's R~port

FRANK P. KNIGHT, Director.

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FROM

THE EAGLE-PICHER MINING & SMELTING _....;MPANY MIAMI, OKLAHOMA

Grover Duff - Tucson Office DATE April 6, 1951

John W. Chandler - Miami Office

SUBJECT: Exploration Work

Dear Grover:

We are presently compiling a record of all the mines and prospects which we have examined for the Comp~ny during the past 10 years.

Starting with 1940, and listing the work done by years, such as 1940, 1941, 1942, etc., we would like to have the following information tabulated:

1. Name of property 2. Location - (State and County) 3. WhO it was submitted by . 4. Who made the examination .5. Time spent on t he examination 6. Metals involved 7. General conclusions drawn from examination B. Remarks - Under this heading could be shown whether

we have done drilling or any other work 1n addition to the examination. Give brief outline. , If the property subsequently became a mine unit and was operated so state.

We do not have a complete file in this office on all pro­perties examined by the Company and we will combine your report wi ttl the one being made up from our files to make the final re­port complete. I would appreciate it if you could put someone on this work until it ~ completed, sending me three copies of your tabulation.

Best regards,

/~aelc.. ~m W. Chandler.

JWC/jm 4-25-51 - Nir. Chandler will send usa list of the properties on which they have reports in their files, and we will then send him the information on the others.

GJD

Mine

District

Subject:

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l.J~PARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOlJriCES STATE OF ARIZONA

FIELD ENGINEERS REPORT

Date May 30; 194.5

Amole Mining District Engineer George At! Balloon

./ 'Phis preliminary report is made on the Palo Verele shaft · Anlole Claim NOf! 11, o.e of a group of unpe:bented cla.ims held. by C. M. d·A~.m:0'llrt(jftTuc .s()n~ The group is 81 tuated about 9 miles sO'Qlhwest or TUQS0'11 in _ole Milii·ng 1)1$t1t10;(;,

and twa miles south of the 'ru<lson .. A.jo hlghw~y,. ,A.O'HU1S :t::re:mtiHl highway is o.Ver a good dEuHi.rrt road. The de.sert 1 's brglttn,: ,b1$.ve~al $mall hills, extreme southern~_p~ of the Tucson lIlo'Un;t·a1~ ...

Hare the ~.dimen'ta.ries a1"$ iniirudt' ~l porphyry, probably quartz m:Ollzollita,and m111U.lJ'aU z;a t i on oc C ure al.0Dg aont.,et. With lim.E~,trione • schist and shale •

The P_1Q Vera • . shut r ,eportedly 600 f.et doe$p, "$.$ sunk ona cr0pp1ng ... ot l$ad earbol'i1ate and galena strlk1~ generally.w ; :,,, Wdipp:1:tag about '5° 110l:'tl;l.eait.t. Here the footwall is a slaty shale. The~llatt is open ~o 100 fa,et whare tJaere is a p.lug ~tloose roek whiehhta~ $lo~h~ 1». trom an ' a~JfHH3nt stQP$" Walls of the shaft 1 ts~l.:f.· $'"tiandw$.ll fUtlil.G'Ugli all timbftr has lOll);g sil1ee, b&enl?$iIl,q,~d. Water1s :reported to stand. at aoout 1,0 teet. !h>att$mpt was mad;e· to l>¢xt:tU11!:l;!tile beYO>lld the Gaved area til. thotlgh there is pas.sage la:rl'ee:B.ough te er$wl 'bhtttE)'.-h.

In the aeasssi ble pcrtion of the workiJag,B, ': ~(i)wn ,to lOOfeErt. slrtkl1ilS wafS ~Qne on l$~d. 0l"9 with drifting northerly, ,s'bopil1l ' lO, the 'SurffHUt wi thin a few :fNiet ot the sn.at"b" AeqorciiD,$ to pl1..1arsl1'm$ia\~ t~;$ or,$ was aboutt:tve :tee:t thlQk and a.:p.par,en.tlyof eo_e-reial gratie. 1.0 sSJ:n,:P.+~¥was do.n;$ 1.Jl this~&~tiG)n,lt A short So utJaerly . drift reYeal&4afll ul. t wi tn' Q~lI"" ~~t Qff by han:$ilag wa.l.~ ;pol"p:hy:tW it

.T. E4 Hal~~U!lleSS of Tucson state;$ tllS,t he' $art~ ~;b,4~ shaf't tl'Qm the 1;(;) f0Q;t lev'tl.and a northerly drift at 200 ~'ee~ ~~ in. zi.llr,~ $~£ide t :or at . L~$.st7·' t~;E\)t * the lL:e,ad having l.argely gOll,a o'Ut a.t 'water level. -4 4UJjlp ~f a1)ou~. ~O@0 tons show$zi:~l:,C and eo:pp:ersw.fi.d$$ intne last InuQk relilQ,v$i.

At one period there was a small $DlEtlteroll ala. adlJoillJ.n.g claim. l"e]>ortedly treating gold""'Silver Ol"@'$ and usitlg tilelo,eal lead-~E)p'p~,r o:res in t.h~ op,erE.).ti<)la.

This:prQperty is a'b0ut 24 milas · vi;a paved. ro.a trom the Eai1ePlaher 500;;';'$011 $'.l,e,~t,ive flGtation plant a; :~aha.u;rltr&.. It is the intent qt presen.t ~_er to QPE;n\1:;pthesa old workings w1th a vi$W to d~ft$lJ'm1:ning whether the reported; bot1:Y or z1l'.tc-eopper ore is available for treatment at tbe mill.

.PALO VERDE .... -- -. ..... ---

DEPARTMENT OF NlINERA.J-J RESOURCES

TO ALL PRODUCERS OF COPPER, LEAD and ziNc IN ARIZONA:

This department and others are m~king stronuous efforts to bring about legislation which will help amelibr~te the restrictions and diffi­culties faced by the producers of copper, lead ffild zinc, and other strategic minerals.

To assist in those efforts it is ' advisable that we have an authentic survey of the results of the President '$ voto of the Allen Bill, and the rosults that would take place if a now bill, such as the Russell Bill, were passed by Congross. Tho Russell Bill irlcludos all strategic minorals.

While we have all learned to love questionnaires just as we love stomach ulcers, will you please give the answers in your best judgment to the following questions:

1. 1~at was your approximate production in pounds per month for the period preceding the President's veto of the Allen Bill?

(Copper ---.--.- Lbs.) (Lead Lbs.) (Zinc Lbs. ) ---------- ---------2. What h~s been yC>1.l;r average production per month since that

veto has affected your price?

(Copper _____ Lbs .) (Leao. ____ ._Lbs.) (Zinc ___ Lbs.)

3. Vlliat is your estimate of your production per month for the first few months of 1948 if prices l"omain as they are novv and no premiums are in effoct?

( Copper ____ Lbs • ) (LOad' " .\ I '\ L1:>s.) {~iJ:\,c~,.. Lbs. )

4. What is your estimate ~:pf pr.qQ.1..lC~~?J:t;, per month if somo incentive plan such as the Russ611 Bi11 wer'o 'in offect?

(Copper J-Jbs.) (Load_ Lbs e.) (Zinc Lbs. ) ------------ ~--~----- --------5. General remarks: j C!Ua <-< J:;tLt.s~ ~ ..d Pat"

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/~~b7::::rf/;f;=-~P~"'.e(L. An addrifssed envelope is enclosod for your J~ve~ce, but y~ will

have to help with tho stamp_ a,~~

Yours very truly,

C1ID:mh (~i~'~~::;/~~-;~'~7

Director

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Anticipated · rate next . 3 months

If in distant future check (X) here . .

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