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Silver Spur Mine

Past Producer in Pima 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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10113205
MRDS ID M050051
MAS/MILS ID 0040190408
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Spur Mine
Alternate or previous names Old Frijole, Coronado Nf, Part 12, Santa Rita Mt, Unit, Az, Usbm Ofr Mla 11-94., Frijole
Related records 10039416

Comments on the site names

  • PART OF THE FRIJOLE CLAIM GROUP (1968).

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -110.76818, 31.84953 (WGS84)
Elevation 1540
Location accuracy 10(meters)

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 018 S 015 E 24 SESW Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -110.76818, 31.84953
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Date of Last Modification 940718

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1880

Mining district

District name Helvetia-Rosemont District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Lauterback
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Barbre
    Year 1963

Production statistics

  • Year 1889
    Period 1880-1889
    Description 1880-1889 $40000 Worth Of Ag Ore Avg 22 Oz/T Ag, 1% Cu, 1% Pb 200 Tons
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Major Silver Silver 696g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    S B KEITH ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 189 P128 1974

  • Deposit

    USGS SAHUARITA QUADRANGLE

  • Deposit

    F C SCHRADER, USGS BULL 582, P. 119.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-OCT-1994 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) 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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