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Oro Blanco Mine Group

Past Producer in Santa Cruz county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10137299
MRDS ID M050257
MAS/MILS ID 0040230073
Record type Site
Current site name Oro Blanco Mine Group
Related records 10039548

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -112.38354, 34.13226 (WGS84)
Elevation 1112
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yavapai(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Minnehaha(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Agua Fria(hydrologic unit)

Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Prescott National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Santa Cruz

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 023 S 011 E 17 SW Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -112.38354, 34.13226
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Arizona Western Gold Mines Inc
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1976
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Oro Blanco Mg Co; Fernald; Legend Group Ltd; Artesia In
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Minefinders Corp. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Year 1996

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY 1996/97, P.141. DRILL-INDICATED RESERVES: 500,000 TONS @ 0.042, 38,000 TONS @ 0.092, 30,000 TONS @ 0.78 OZ AU/TON.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF THE REGION CONTIGOUS TO THE MONTANA MINE

  • Deposit

    PRIVATE RECORDS

  • Deposit

    SANTA CRUZ CTY RECORDER'S RECORDS

  • Deposit

    EQUINOX RESOURCES LTD. 1992 ANNUAL REPORT, P.11.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-SEP-1996 Admr U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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