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Arrastra Mine

Past Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026786
MRDS ID M000233
Record type Site
Current site name Arrastra Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.76929, 31.79957 (WGS84)
Elevation 1487
Relative position 4.25 MILES SSE OF HELVETIA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Helvetia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rillito(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 019S 015E 12 NW Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.76929, 31.79957
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form HONEYCOMBED
    Width 0.3M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Vein Borders Contact Of Granodiorite With Quartz Latite.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1895
Year of last production 1932

Mining district

District name Greaterville District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Coronado National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner D. Holliday
    First year 1932

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED PRIOR TO 1900 AND IN 1932, PRODUCING A SMALL TONNAGE OF ORE.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW SHAFT AND OPEN CUT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 120

  • Production

    ABM BULLETIN 189, P. 120.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1979 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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