The Ajo Placers is a gold mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,801 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 1,801 Feet (549 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 32.35861, -112.85444
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Ajo Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ajo Placers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Ajo District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): GOLD WAS RECOVERED WHEN NEW CORNELIA COPPER MINE WAS CLOSED. NO PLACER GOLD HAS BEEN RECOVERED SINCE.
Comment (Location): ADJACENT TO THE NEW CORNELIA MINE, CORNELIA ARROYO.
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M. G., 1972 , PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 1355 , P. 43
Reference (Production): USGS BULLETIN 1355 , P. 43 .
Arizona Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Arizona" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Arizona. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Arizona.
