Arizona · Santa Cruz County
Past Producer

Oro Mine

Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States
SilverGoldCopperLeadZinc
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryCopper, Lead
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSE, IRREGULAR
Ore controlContact Between Quartz Latite Tuff And Quartz Monzonite Dike
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Silver
Geology
Host rockQuartz Latite · Cobre Ridge Tuff;Sidewinder Quartz Monzonite
StructureNw-Trending Fault Zones
AlterationMinor
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10039553
MRDS IDM050267
Alternate namesNil Desperandum, Golden Eagle Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.42514, -111.28236
References
KNIGHT, L.H., JR., 1970, ORO BLANCO DISTRICT: UNIV. ARIZ. PH. D. THESIS.YEEND, WARREN, 1973.ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES, BULL. 137, P. 188.KEITH, S.B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ CO., ARIZ., ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 191, P. 65.USBM CARD FILE.CIMRIKEITH, 1975