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San Ramon Mine Group

Past Producer in Santa Cruz county in Arizona, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102402
MRDS ID M000427
Record type Site
Current site name San Ramon Mine Group
Related records 10186348

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.85846, 31.61707 (WGS84)
Elevation 1646
Relative position 8 MILES NW OF PATAGONIA, N OF ALTO GULCH.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Cruz(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Patagonia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Santa Cruz(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 Santa Cruz

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 021S 014E 12 CENTER OF E Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Arkose
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.85846, 31.61707
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSING

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1945
Year of last production 1955

Mining district

District name Tyndall District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1955
    Period 1945-1955
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Averaged 8 % Pb, 7 Oz. Ag Per Ton, 2.5 % Zn, 1 % Cu, And Minor Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Ore Zinc Zinc 3wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 198g/mt
    Major Ore Lead Lead 8wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT AND TUNNEL OPERATIONS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S.B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ CO., ARIZ: ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 191, P. 87

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    KEITH, 1975

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SILVER ENRICHMENT IS NEAR THE SURFACE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1981 Harner, Joy L. (Peterson, Jo) U.S. Geological Survey

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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