The New Colorado Mine is a silver, lead, copper, and gold mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,599 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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 31.68917, -111.33778
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New Colorado Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: New Colorado Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Cerro Colorado District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1900
Time Period: 1880 - 1900
Description: Cp_Grade: ^120 Oz. Ag/Ton, 2.7 Oz. Au/Ton, 19 % Pb, 2 % Cu
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Year Last Production: 1937
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
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Freibergite
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFT AND PIT WORKINGS.
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED SILVER COLORADO, LARSEN & WALLACE
Comment (Deposit): PARTLY OXIDIZED
Comment (Location): E CENTER SECTION 17.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 114
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 114 .
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