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Oceanic Mine

Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026913
MRDS ID M001026
Record type Site
Current site name Oceanic Mine
Alternate or previous names San Luis Mine
Related records 10259195

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.41263, 31.56985 (WGS84)
Elevation 1173
Relative position 5 MILES W OF ARIVACA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wilbur Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Brawley Wash(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 021S 009E 27 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • CENTER SECTION 29

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.41263, 31.56985
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1880
Year of last production 1936

Mining district

District name Oceanic District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1936
    Period 1880 - 1936
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.5 Oz/Ton In Au, Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 14g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED INTERMITTENTLY FROM LATE 1880'S TO 1936 .

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT AND TUNNEL OPERATIONS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN, 189 , P. 106

  • Production

    ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 106

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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