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ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES AZMILS DATA

PRIMARY NAME: PANTHER CLAIMS

ALTERNATE NAMES: ELSWORTH PROPERTY BORDER SILVER GRAND ARIZONA MINING COMPANY

COCHISE COUNTY MILS NUMBER: 679

LOCATION: TOWNSHIP 24 S RANGE 29 E SECTION 16 QUARTER SW LATITUDE: N 31DEG 21MIN OOSEC LONGITUDE: W 109DEG 24MIN 23SEC TOPO MAP NAME: EAST OF DOUGLAS - 7.5 MIN

CURRENT STATUS: EXP PROSPECT

COMMODITY: COPPER LEAD GOLD LODE SILVER

BIBLIOGRAPHY: ADMMR PANTHER CLAIMS FILE KEITH. S.B .. 1973. INDEX TO MINING PROPERTIES IN COCHISE COUNTY. AZ. AZ BUR. MINES BULL. 187.P. 63

COOPER.J.R..1959. USGS MAP MF-231 AZ. STATE LAND DEPT. 1979. MINERAL LEASE LIST LEASE NO. 4054. 32822-32823. 4000-4001. 3953-3956,2964, 2664,2551,1366,750,804

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MG \-JR 4/2/82: Visited the Ellsworth property, Cochise County east of Douglas . Although there have been some rotary holes drilled on the property there were no other signs of recent activity .

RRB WR 1112 ~/84 : Mike Vehill, Securities Division, ACC 255-4242, called for information about Border Silver Properties as a courtesy for his cou terpart in Washington state . Border Silver Properties is promoting a silver property in Cochise County. Mr. Vehill sent us a copy of the report and prospectus and it is for the Panther Claims (file) Cochise County . The report and prospectus were put in the file and a copy sent to Tucson .

mg \vr 11/8/85 : County, I have apparently not sell shares in

With reference to the Ellsworth (Panther) property in Cochise learned that the Border Silver Ltd . Partnership was successfull . Mr . Frankovich is now planning to go public and order to raise exploration funds.

PANTHER CLAIMS COCHISE

Office call by John Faick stating that Noranda had given up the Ellsworth property in the Ash Springs District after drilling a couple of holes . (Mr . Ellsworth has promised the Department copies of the maps) . an PR 10/18/73

~Phone call from John Faick regarding status of Great American Mine, reported that dumps had been shipped to PD at Douglas via Gilbert Construction Company, were planning on more work. That they were looking for someone else to look at the Ellsworth property . GWI WR 3/11/74

Ellsworth property returned to owners after a Canadian company held the property doing geological, geophysical and other work. GWI AR 73-74

Mine visit with Earl Ellsworth , owner of Ellsworth property east of Douglas along border, reports no activity at present . Property still optioned . GWI WR 11/25/74

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PAY DIRT for December 23, 1974

Field interview with Earl Ellsworth regarding activity at the Ell sworth mine . ~11 WR 3/18/

John Faich was in the office to report that J . Edwin Smart Co., Bisbee, which is optioning the El~sworth property east of Douglas, wants more time. GWI WR 5/27/75

Office call - John Faick to report that Rosario Exploration was interested in the Ellsworth property east of Douglas . GWI WR 12/4/75

PANTHER CLAIMS COCHISE COUNTY

Field interview with Earle Ellsworth of Douglas about his property in Ash Springs District . Just doing assessment work . GWI WR 3 - 18-67

Mine visit to the Ellsworth property east of Douglas in Ash Springs District . The copper & silver mineral outcrop was rather small and just under the surface . GWI WR 5-7-67

East of Douglas, the McIntyre Mines Ltdo, has undertaken an exploration project on the Ellsworth claims o This includes the claims drilled by Congdon & Carey . Other work is being done but mostly small claim holders doing assessment work . GWI QR 9-1969

Mine visit to Ellsworth property east of Douglas - no one at property . GWI WR 10-11-69

Visited the Ellsworth property, Ash Springs District - ra~n~ng, did not leave main road . Saw signs of activity but no one around, roads muddyo GWI WR 12-6-69

McIntyre Mines Ltdo are still evaluating their Ellsworth option in Ash Springs area east of Doug1as o GWI WR 4 - 1-70

McIntyre Mines Ltdo have given up their option on the Ellsworth property in the Ash Springs District east of Douglas . Phelps-Dodge is reported to be doing some geophysical work within the area . GWI QR 6-30-70

Ash Springs District : Mr. Ellsworth reports that he has made a deal with Robert Torkelson and Gail Pomeroy . GW I QR 4-1 -71

In the Ash Springs district, Mro Ellsworth is working on a deal with a Canadian Mining Company for h is property. GWI QR 6-30-71

The Ash Springs district has been quiet with the Canadian Company holding the Ellsworth Claims reported to be waiting for cooler weather . GWI QR 9/71

A Canadian Mining Co . still ho lds an option on the Ell sworth Claims in the Ash Springs District , but to date has been inactive. GWI QR Oct -Dec '71

Earle Ellsworth , Douglas , called about Cominco who had mapped, drilled a couple of holes and turned his property back . He said he would give the department copies of his maps and drill hole records . GWl WR 9/27/73

Ray Ludden , PD Douglas, called regarding the Ellsworth property . I informed him that Norandex had drilled and t urned it back to the Earl Ellsworth's . GWl WR 10/1/73

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DEPAItTMENT OF MINERAL RESO'u{\.':S State of Arizona

MINE OWNER'S REPORT

September 14, 1966 Date ....... .. .... ............... ... .. .................. .... .. .

. The LEOMA ELLSWORTH PROPERTY OR CLAIMS. MI ne :"'8'':'9'':15'':' 1'6'':' I 7·· ·· ... .. ..... ...... ... ... .... ... ... ..... ...... ......... ... .... ....... ............... ...................... ... ...... .. ..... .

Location: Sec ........ ..... Twp . .'~?~~.... Range .. ?~.~ ..... Nearest Town ... .1?~.lJ.9.~.~ ........... Distance .. .. ~!?!i~J:..~.S

Direction ....... ~~~.! ......... Nearest R.R. ..... ~~~.~.~~~ .. ~.~~.~.~~.~ . A~.P9.~9.~N> ........... Distance ....... ... ..... . GOOD

Road Conditions ............ ................ ...... ............... _ ..................................... .... ................ ........ .... .... .......... .

ASH SPRINGS COCHISE Mining District and County: ..... ......... ....... ............... ............ ......... ... ................. ..................................... .

? Former Name of Mine : ......... .. .. ....... : ..... ..... ... ....... ... ...... ......... .... ... .... ..... ................................................. .

Owner : ..... .......... ~.~.9~ .. ~.~.~.~!:J.9.~~ ............................................................ .......................................... . . 2204 - 15TH STREET DOUGLAS Address ...... .. .. ............. ........... ................................................................. .......... ...... ...... .......................... .

Operator: ............. ... ......... .. .... ................................................................ .... .......... _ ............. .... .... ............. ..

Address: ......... ..... .............. ........ .. .... ..... .. ... ...... ........ ... ... ... .... ...... ....... .... ..................... .... .... ................ ..... . GALENA, COPPER OXIDES

Principal Minerals: ........ ... ... .... ............... ...... .. ........ ........ .... .. .. .... .... ....... ..... .. ........ .... ... .. ..... ......... ........ ... . . . 30 APPROX INCLUDING SOME STATE LEASES

Number of Claims : Lode ............................ Patented ............................ Unpatented ............................ .. SEE ATTACHED MAP WHICH PROBABLY DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL

Placer ................ ......... ... Patented ...... ........... ........ ... Unpatented ...... ..... ... ....... ........ .

9. Type of Surrounding Terrain: ........... ~~!:-!:-~ .......... ............. ........................................... .......................... .

10. Geology and Mineralization : ..... ~~!:-.. ~~~~~ .. ~};~~~ .. y~~~~ .. ~~ .. ~ .. ~~!:-~~~~~~ .. ~~~~.~ .. ~~ .. ~9~.~ ....... PLACES APPERAING TO BE CAPPED WITH LIMESTONE.

NOT MEAS URED 11. Dimension and Value of Ore Body: .............. .. ............. .............. .... ................ ........ .. ....... .............. .... .... .. .

Please give as complete information as possible and attach copies of engineer's reports, shipment returns, maps, etc. if you wish to have them available in this Department's files for inspection by prospective teasors or buyers.

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12. Ore IIBlocked Out II or "I •• S'ght ll : •••••.. •.• . • NONE .. S-EV.ERAL.SHOWIN6ti. ............. .. ... ........................... ...... .

Ore Probable : ............ ~Q'J: .. !';~.J;;J;~J;!';~ ... ............... ................. ............. .. ................ ..... .. ... ............. ...... ..... .

13. Mine Workings- Amount and Condition : .... ~~~ ... ~~.~.~?~! .. ~~~~~ ....................................................... . No. Feet Condition

Shafts ........... .. .... ...... ...... ............... .... .. .... .. ........................................... .. .................................................................. .

Raises ....... .......................... .......................... ........................................................................................................... .

Tunnels .................. ........ ... .... .. .... ... .... .. ............................................ ....................................................................... .

Crosscuts ............. ..... ..... ... ..... ..... ......... .................................................................................................................... .

Stopes ...... ........ ................ ......................................................................................................................................... .

15 Brief H' A PART OF THE OLD ARIZONA COPPER COMPANY-80S-14th DOUGLAS. CHAS. DOLF . PRESt.s~~~··ANt>··MANAGEir;··ORGANl"Z"ED .. MAY .. I8·;··I9D8·:··30··CLAIMS"i\S"SFRING" DlST;"'AT'700T OF

NIGGERHEAD BUTTE. A CONTACT DEPOSIT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND PORPHYRY. 8' EST WIDTH ···· .. ·· .. ···CARRYING··COPPER"·ANi)···ZINc··wiTW .. 2"s··OZ··SILVER··ANij··!\·iITTLE"·Goi.iJ":··sH"A"F"i'S"·4·(f.--io:'j·g , .. ........ ... X::Q!Jl's.. .. {t~ .. ~ .. ~5.' ..... l'JJNNELs.. ... tt~.~ .......................................................................................... .. ....... .

(ALL THIS FROM OLD MINES HANDBOOK)

THE MAP AND ALL OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION GIVEN TO ENGINEER BY MRS. ELLSWORTH. 16. Remarks: ...... ........ ... .... ....... ...... ....... ......... ....... .... ... .. ...................................... .... .... .... ........ .................. .. .

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If Property for Sale, List Approximate Price and Terrns: ... ...... ... NEGOTIATED .. ... ........ ........................ .

1 8. Si gnature : .... .. ........ ........................... ................ .. .. .. .. .... ........... ...... ......... __ ........ ............. . __ ........ .. __ .. .. ..... ..

12. Ore "B locked Out" or " I" Sight" : ... ........ . NONE .. S.EV.ERAL . .s.ROWlN6ti. ... ... ... .... .... ...... ... .... ...... .......... ..... .

Ore Probable: .......... .. N9.~ .. ~$.~~~',I;'~p. ............ ... ................. ............................................... ....... .............. .

13. Mine Workings-Amount and Condition : .... ~~~ .. ~~~.~?~~ .. ~~~~~ ....................................................... . No. Feet Condition

Shafts ...... .... ............ ........ .... ....... ..... ... ..... .......................... ....................... ............. ................................................... .

Ra ises ....... .... ....... ... .. ...... ... .. ... ... ...... .. .... ... .......... ............................................... ....... ............................................... .

Tunnels ..... ... ... .. .. ... ........ .. ......... ...... .. .... ... ............ ................................................................................................... .

Crosscuts ...... ............... .. ..... ... ............ .. .. ................................................................................................................. ..

Stopes ......... ........................ ........ ............... .............................................................................................................. ..

14. Water Su,pply: ............. . ~~~~~~~ .. ~~~~.~~::t;~~}' .. ~~~p. .. ~~ .. p.~~~~~~~p. ....................... ..................... ..

15 Brief Hist . A PART OF THE OLD ARIZONA COPPER COMPANY-80S -14th DOUGLAS. CHAS. DOLF . PRESID~'itt· · ANn··MANAGEir~ · ·{)RGANl'ZED· ·MAY·· r8 ·; ·· I9D8 ·: ·· '3o·· CLAIMS " l\S " SPRING" DlST;" 'AT"FOOT OF

NIGGERHEAD BUTTE. A CONTACT DEPOSIT BETNEEN LIMESTONE AND PORPHYRY. 8' EST WIDTH ···· .. ·· .. · .. CARRYINcf·cOPPER .. i\ND .. ·ZINc··wiT"ii .. 2"s .. ·oZ··SILVER .. ANij"j,: 'L IT TI.E··GOLD·:··SHA'F'i'S"·4·g·:'io::'j·:2"S ' ............ J~::~an:s.. .. 4~ .. & .. Q5. .' ..... IJJNNEL~ .. l .t.'?~ ... ...... .. ................. .... ...... .......... ...... ....... ... .. .. .... ..... ..... .. .... ....... .. . ..

(ALL THIS FROM OLD MINES HANDBOOK)

THE MAP AND ALL OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION GIVEN TO ENGINEER BY MRS. ELLSWORTH. 16. Remarks: .. ... ..... ... ....... ................... .... ....... ..... .. ....... .... ... ... ........ .. .. .. .. .......... .. ....... .. ................ .... ......... ... .. .

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17. . .. WOULD HAVE TO BE J/jJJ/J(fjffSI

If Property for Sale, List Approximate Price and Terms :··· .... ·.···NEGOTIATED .................... .. .... .... ...... ..

1 8. Si gnature : ..... ... ...... ........ .......... ...... ......... .. ..... .... .. ...... ................. ....... ..... ... ...... ...... .... .. ............. ........... ... .

PANnIER CLAn-iS

A. L. Johnson Conference report from Douglas 5/13/65

Earle Ellsworth 2204 - 15th St., Douglas , Arizona,

COCHISE COUN1Y DOUGLAS DIST.

Mr. Ellsworth came to the field engineer about the Panther Claims, located 10 miles east of Douglas, which he has held for 8 to 10 years (see Field Engineers reports, Jan. 12, 1961 and previous).

Nr. Ells~vorth stated that he now holds 16 Federal claims and 25 State claims, covered by State Leases.

Also Hr . EllsVTorth stated that he gave ant Option to purchase or lease to Robert Mulican of 9th Street, Douglas in Nov. 1964. This was a one year option, in which Mr . Mulican is obligated to do $5,000 worth of work . To date none of this work has been done.

Mr. Ellsworth also reported having considerable diff icul ty with the State Land Dept. in reg to mineral leases. The State Land Dept. unjus tly claims that the m~ning claims are not monumented correctly, that Mr . Ellsworth is late in reporting discovery work , etc. Mr . Ellsworth states that he will, again, write to Frank p . Kn i ght, Director of the Dept. tf Mineral Resources, as he received such excellent action the last time he sought help from him in regard to some actions by the State Land Dept .

D E...-ARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES STATE OF ARIZONA

FIELD ENGINEERS REPORT

Mine I Panther Claims Date Janu3I'y 12, 1961

Dist rict Douglas (Ash Spring) I),ist., Cochise Co. Engineer Axel L. Johnson

Subject: Field Engineers Report. Information from Earle Ellsworth.

References: Reports of Sept. 15, 1960 and Oct. 9, 1957.

Location: 10 miles east of Douglas, and about 1/2 mile N. of the Mexican border.

Number of Claims: U4 unpatented claims - 15 Federal claims, and 29 claims on State land, covered by State leases.

Owners: Earle Ellsworth & ' Leoma Ellsworth, Elfrida, Arizona.

Lessees: 'No lease on property at present.

Principal Minerals: Lead & Silver. Also some copper.

Geology & Mineralization: See report of Oct. 9, 1957. A geology report was made on the property by Spencer R. Titley of Turney, Irvin and Associates, dated July 28, 1960.

Ore Values: See report of Oct. 9, 1957.

Ore in Sight: Will need exploration work to prove up ore reserves.

Milling & Marketing: A mill is required to mill or upgrade the ore, prior to shipments to the smelter.

Recent Exploration: At Mr. Ellsworth I s request, the field engineer exaIl1ined a new area, on which Mr. Ellsworth had done some exploration work during the past month. Six shallow open cuts, about 6 ft. x 6 ft. x 2 to 4 ft. deep had been dug in an area roughly 50 ft. long and 20 ft. wide. These open cuts all showed galena and anglesite, with a small amount of cerussite disseminated throughout a shale country rock. Mr. Ellsworth reported t hat he had taken two samples of these cuts which ran about 22% lead and l2 oz. of silver. Mr. Ellsworth also stated that he believes t his deposit will average about 10% lead and 7 oz. of silver. Field engineer recommended additional exploration work to determine the lateral area and the depth of this deposit.

DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES

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STATE OF ARIZONA

FIELD ENGINEERS REPORT

Mine Panther ClaiInS (formerly Ellsworth Nines)+- Date Sept. 15, 1960

District Douglas (Ash Spr ing) Dist., Cochise Coo Engineer Axel L. Johnson

Subject:Field Engineers Repor t. Information from Earle Ellsworth.

References: Report of Oct. 9, 19570

Location: 10 nules east of Douglas, and about 1/2 mile N. of the Hexican bordero

Number of Claims: 44 unpatented claims - 15 Federal claims, and. 29 claims on State land, covered by State leases.

, Owners: Earle :l!alsworth & Leoma Ell sworth, Elf'ri'da, Arizona.

, Lessees: L.E. Broadhurst and Associates, 2037 E. Rancho Drive, Phoenix, Arizonao

(Al Stovall is reported as being one of the associates, agreeing to f urnish a mill for milling the ore.) Y~ning lease is dated July 28, 1960, and calls for 5% royalty of net pr oceeds , with option to purchase the property at $500,000. Lessees agree to pay State royalties. Lease also provides that, if a mill is not located on the premises within 90 days, the lessees shall pay to the lessors $1,000 per month, first payment to be made by Oct. 28, 1960, and continuing each month thereafter until the mill is located.

Principal Hinerals: ' Lead & Silver. Also some copper.

Geology & Hineralization: See report of Oct. 9, 1957. A geology report was mad.e on the property by Spencer R. Titley of Turney, Irvin and Associates , dated July 28, 1960.

Ore Values: See report of Oct. 9, 19570

Ore in Sight: Hill need exploration work to prove up ore reserves. or upgrade

Hilling & I'1arketing: A mill is required to mill/t he ore, prior to shipments to the smelter.

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l'Ir. 1. E. Br oadhurst 2037 E. Rancho Drive Phoenix, Arizona

Dear Mr. Broadhurst,

TURNEY, I RVIN & ASSOCIATES P.O. Box 595

Sahuarita, Arizona

July 28, 1960

Re: Ellsworth lIdning Property, Cochise County, Arizona

At Mr. Earle Ellsworth's request of July 26 and your verification of this date, this letter will outline the results and opinions gai ned duri ng my visit to Hr. El lsworth's Ash Creek propert y . This visit, made on June 25, 1960, was of one day's duration and was a reconnaissance of the ground. No samples for assay were taken nor was any verification of property status made.

Hr. Ellswor th's claims cover over two square miles of federal and state land adjoining the Itlternational Boundary in Cochise County, l ying principally in but not restr icted to, sections 16 and 17 of T. 24 s., R. 29 E. They are some 10 miles due East of Douglas. The topography is hilly with relief of around 500 feet. Climate and vegetation are t ypical of the Sonoran desert. Jeep roaas, in fair conditi on, at the time of the e~Qination, provide access to the claims . The road from Douglas is two lane and graded.

Two principal rock groups are present. Oldest of these are the l imestone and elastic sediments of the Bisbee Group (Cretaceous). These older rocks have been intruded by fine- grained, thick porphyry dikes or sills ranging in composition from monzonite to andesite. Contacts between the two groups are sharp and stand our upon inspection by their color contrast. The e xposures of these igneous rocks are irregular in plan and indicate highly vari able strike. Me gascopic a l teration of the i gneous rocks is not i ntense but one has weathered to a seal brown color , suggestive of oxidized pyrite. No pyrite was observed. Only slight and localized alteration of the sediments at the igneous contact has taken place. This appears to be mostly baking with some sparse development of epidote.

Principal mineralization in the area is galena and its oxidized products and these are minor, al~~ough locally impressive , amounts of primary and secondary copper minerals. It is my understanding that some silver has been mined from the district, and if such is the case, there is the added possibi lity of the presence of the metal in the Ellsworth claims o

It is difficult to assess the amount of lead mineralization present since t he various lead minerals are widely spread in the area. There does not seem to be a definiti ve mineral ization zone but rather a mineralized area consisting of a number of prospected and developed shows. In general the lead runeralization occurs in faulted and fractured l imestone and appears to increase in abundance in the rocks closer to igneous contacts o 'The small amount of copper mineralization is fracture associ ated and erratically distributed.

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TURNEY, IRVIN & ASSOCIATES

1'1r. L.E. Broadhurst Phoenix, Arizona July 28, 1960 ------ 2

Hos t of the mineral shows have been developed by shallow cuts and pi ts and several by more extensive work such as deep cuts and a shafto The ore shaft seen at the time of examination was inaccessibleo This shaft, near a c ontact between dike and limestone appeared to be about 100 feet deep and had a moderate sized dumpo rifaterial on the dump i ndicates t hat some lead and minor copper may have been present in the workingso

None of the work done so far on the claims has blocked out any pos­sitive t onnage of ore but, instead, has opened the many shows of minerali­zation. In its present state, the property is only a semi-developed pros­pect but in my opinion a very attractive prospect upon which further ex­plora t ory and development work is well justi fiedo This opinion is based upon t he following factors:

10 The almost ubiquitous presence of lead mineralization in sedimen­t ary r ocks of the area. There are, of course, unminerali zed zones i n the sedi ments but nevertheless the widespread distribution of even the small shows is encouraging. The large hill near the center of the area a ppears to be intensely mineralized alt hough, at first glance, the mineralization (cerussite and anglesite) is not apparento

20 An attr active and encouraging relation of igneous rocks to mi ner­alizat i ono v~lether or not this relation will be i mportant in the subsur­face is difficult to tell but t he close relations at the surface between dike and mineralization i ndicate that a favorable outlook could be taken on testing t hi s relationship at depth.

3. Stnong similarity of surface indications (alteration and f ractur ing ) of t h is property with similar producing lead proper ties in other parts of southern Arizona.

40 Amenability of the mineralization here to relatively unexpensive concentration methods.

Presence of primary copper minerals is interesting and deserve f ur­ther consideration and testing. It is not possible to evaluate shows of t his me tal but f urther development and explor ation should give some answer.

In closing, I would like to restate that I believe thi s property t o be an extremely promising prospect for further exploratory and development work and has suffici ent potential to make a modest amount of such work well justified.

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Respectful l y submitted

Spencer R. Titley

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DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES STATE OF ARIZONA

FIELD ENGINEERS REPORT

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Mine .-m:lsweFth M':i.ms Date Oct. 9, 1957

District Douglas (Ash Spring) Dist., Cochise CO e Engineer G-. ty \' ) " -

Subject: Field Engineers Report ---- Information from Earle Ellsworth & Personal fisi t.

Location 10 miles east of Douglas, and about 1/2 mile N. of the Mexican border.

Number of Claims )0 unpat. mining claims, 11 on a State lease ~ 19 on Federal land. ~laims located in the summer of 1956.

Owner Earle Ellsworth, 1120 - 12th Ave., Douglas, Ariz. - Mail. addr. Box 418, Douglas. v

Principal Minerals Lead & Silver wi t h a trace of Gold & a very small amount of copper.

Present Mining Activity Exploration work by owner.

Geology & Mineralization Veins and small replacement deposits in limestone rock. A large number of veins, from a few inches to over 2 ft. in width outcrop on the property. Veins appear to be almost vertical. In addition to this, a number of small ore lenses are found outcropping on the surface, containing trom 1 to 5 tons of ore each. The limestone rock between the ore veins and ore lenses appear to contain a small quantity of ore in spots, but no general sampling program has been conducted to determine just how much the country rock would run in ore values. Veins arefrom about 10 ft. up to 50 ft. apart. Some chert is found, and also a considerable amount of barite is fouijd in certain spots on the property.

Ore Values Mr. Ellsworth reports samples taken on some of the ore veins and ore lenses,.. ~ have run from 9 to 27 % Lead, with from 9 to 16 oz. silver. He reports that he has sold 10 tons of ore to the Minerals Reserve, Brophy Bldg., Douglas, and that he has 1 to 2 carloads of ore ready to be shipped. This ore he estimates will run about 1; % in lead,(sr-s it has been handpicke~ with an estimate of 9 oz. in silv~r. He estimates that he could mine ore by selective mining, without handpicking, and get from 7 to 8 % Lead. I would regard this estimate rather high, judging by the lean character of the ore and the fact that the ore veins are very narrow and hard to separate from the waste mater­i~l. I wou~d regard direct shipments to the smelter to be uneconomical for this reason.

Dee in Sight & Probable Nene. Will need exploration work to show up ore reserves.

Milling & Marketing Facilities No mill on the property. Property would require a mill, if explorati on work shows a sufficient tonnage and grade of ore to justify the expenditure. A. well with 8 in. caSing and 240 ft. deep on the property (water 70' below c. :

Past Histo~ & Production (3: 111 French Mine, located on one of the claims, was last operated in 1921.

Ore was hoisted ~hrough a 300 ft. vertical shaft, and then run through a small millen the property. Shaft is now bulkheaded off 10 it. below the collar. Ore is reported to be high in silver values, but there %ax are no records of production or ore valu.so

(2) Earle Ellsworth located claims in the sununer of 1956, and has done consid­erable exploration work on the propertYI viz. (a) Trench 10' wide, 50' long x 6to 10 ft. deep, (b) Trench 12 , wide, 50' long x 6 to 25 ft. deep, (c) Open cut 50' X 50' (d) Trench 6' Vide, 60' long x 4' deep, (e) 12 or more smaller open cuts . A.bout 100 tons of ore was removed from trench b.

Proposed Plans Mr. Ellsworth would like t o sell or lease his property to some large company, who would have enough capital to explore the property by means of diamond drilling, and develop same for a large scale open pit mining operation, with a mill for milling the o~

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DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES State of Arizona

MINE OWNER'S REPORT

Date September 14, 1966

Mine. The LEOMA ELLSWORTH PROPERTY OR CLAIMS. ·8-9-15-16 17

2 Location Sec Twp T24S . Range 29E Nearest Town DOUGLAS Distance 8~Ml LES

WEST Direction ... . Nearest R.R . SOUTHERN PACIFIC AT DOUGLAS .. Distance GOOD

Road Conditions .....

3. Mining District and County: . ASH SPRINGS COCHISE

4 . Former Name of Mine ?

5 Owner . LEOMA ELLSWORTH

Address 2204 - 15TH STREET DOUGLAS

6 Operator

. Address GALENA, COPPER OXIDES

7 Principal Minerals

8 Number of Claims' Lode 30 APPkOX INCLUDING SOME STATE LEASES

Patented Unpatented SEE ATTACHED MAP WHICh PROBABLY DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL

Placer Patented . Unpatented

9 Type of Surrounding Terrain · ... HILLY

10 Geology and Mineralization .... ~~L ~IGHT STEEP VEINS IN A SILICEOUS ROCK, IN SOME

PLACES APPERAING TO BE CAPPED WITH LIMESTONE.

NOT MEAS URIJ) 11 Dimension and Value of Ore Body .

PIE'ase give as complete information as possible and attach copies of engineer's reports , shipment returns , maps, etc If you Wish to have them available in this De~ , artment's filE' s for Inspection by prospective leasors or buyers

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12. Ore "Blocked Out" or . In ::>Ight" : ............ NO.I .. S.EV.D.AL .Suan~ ....... : ...... ................ ..... .. ............. .

'Ore Probable ' .... ... ~9.'J: .. ~.T~~1;~ ...

13 . Mine Workings-Amount and Condition : .... ~~E .. ~I.~~~~ . B~~ .................................. ................. . . No. F .... Conditio"

Shafts ........ . .. .

Raises .... .. .

Tunnels ..

I ..... - ..................................................................................................................... . crosscuts .... .

Stopes ...... ' ............................................... ...................... .............................. ................................. .. ..................... .

14. Water Supply: .. .... . PROBABLY SUFFICIENT COULD BE DEVELOPED

15 Br'ef H ' A PART OF THE OLD ARIZONA COPPER COMPANY-80S -14th DOUGLAS. CRAS. DOLF . ~RESfl\~'itt " AND 'MANAGE~; . ORCANIZED" KAY' 18" '19OS': 36 'CLAIMS" AS" SPRIRC"'DlSY;" AT--FOOT OF

NIGGERHEAD BUTTE. A CONTACT DEPOSIT BETWEEN LIMEStoNE AND PORPHYRY. 8 I EST WlDnI ... CARRYING . COPPER"ANi)" ZINC' WIT1Cis" 'oZ"siivER 'ANi) · A·· LIrii.E" · OOLD·~ ·· s1iAFTS '4'Q':'''-O':'JB I

........ X-GJ1TS. AL6J .. 65 I . .. Tmm';~ .. UJ. ~ ... ............... '" ........ ... ..' .............. .... . ..... ................. . (ALL THIS FROM OLD MINES HANDBOOK)

16. . THE MAP AND ALL OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION GIVEN TO ERGINEER BY MRS. ELLSWORTH. Remarks: .................................................... _ ........................................ ... ..................... ......... ... ... ..

PROPERTY VISITED ON SEPT. 14 1966 BY ENGINEER ..... .. .. ...... . .......... c ...................................................................... .

17 If Property for Sale, List Approximate Price and Terms :. wouLD HAVE TO BE ...... . NBGOTI:ATED ..

18 Signature: . . , ..

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