The Florida Mine is a copper, lead, and silver mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.6125, -110.86306
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Florida Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Florida Mine
Secondary: Part of the Alto Group?
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Tyndall 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: 1920
Time Period: 1910-1920'S
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Averaged 6% Cu, 5% Pb, 20 Oz. Ag Per Ton, 0.7 Oz. Au Per Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Year Last Production: 1925
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: LENSING, IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Ore Minerals Partly Oxidized
Rocks
Name: Arkose
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)
Comment (Workings): ADIT AND SHAFT OPERATIONS
Comment (Deposit): ORE IN QUARTZ FISSURE VEIN
Comment (Production): SPOTTY PRODUCTION
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ. CO., ARIZ., ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 191, P.8
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1975
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