The Arrastra Mine is a gold mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,879 feet.
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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: 4,879 Feet (1,487 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 31.79944, -110.76861
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Arrastra Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arrastra Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Greaterville 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.
Administrative Organization: Coronado National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: D. Holliday
Years: 1932 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1932
Discovery Year: 1895
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: HONEYCOMBED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): WORKED PRIOR TO 1900 AND IN 1932, PRODUCING A SMALL TONNAGE OF ORE.
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFT AND OPEN CUT.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 120
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189, P. 120.
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