Commodore Mine

The Commodore Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona.

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

Name: Commodore Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 31.41111, -111.25250

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Commodore Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Commodore Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Oro Blanco District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Year: 1934
Time Period: L1800'S&1934
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Averaged 32 Oz. Ag Per Ton, 0.1 Oz. Au Per Ton, Minor Pb, Cu


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Year Last Production: 1934
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

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver


Comments

Comment (Deposit): WEAK AND SPOTTY BASE METAL SULFIDES, OXIDIZED NEAR THE SURFACE.

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)

Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND OPEN CUT OPERATIONS


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1975, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 191, P. 63

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1975


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