| Deposit ID | 10039553 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050267 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Oro Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Nil Desperandum, Golden Eagle Group |
| Related records | 10186259 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.28236, 31.42514 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1219 |
| Relative position | 4 MILES S OF RUBY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bartlett Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Atascosa Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio De La Concepcion(hydrologic unit)
Rio De La Concepcion(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sonora(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Coronado National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Santa Cruz |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 023S | 010E | 13 | CENTER OF SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite |
| Rock unit name | Cobre Ridge Tuff;Sidewinder Quartz Monzonite |
| Rock description | Cobre Ridge Tuff;Sidewinder Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -111.28236, 31.42514 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw-Trending Fault Zones |
| General form | LENSE, IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Oro Blanco District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050267 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040230053 |
KNIGHT, L.H., JR., 1970, ORO BLANCO DISTRICT: UNIV. ARIZ. PH. D. THESIS.
YEEND, WARREN, 1973.
ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES, BULL. 137, P. 188.
KEITH, S.B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ CO., ARIZ., ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 191, P. 65.
USBM CARD FILE.
CIMRI
KEITH, 1975
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | KNIGHTS MAP SHOWS ONLY "EL ORO" - MINE - SAME AS ON TOPO SHEET - BUT THIS IS SAME MINE AS PATENTED "ORO" MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1972 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1982 | Laraba, Peter (Calder, Susan R) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 05-MAY-1995 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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