Canada Del Oro Mine

The Canada Del Oro Mine is a gold mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,598 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

Name: Canada Del Oro Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 32.54778, -110.78694

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Canada Del Oro Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Canada Del Oro Mine
Secondary: Old Hat Placers


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Oracle 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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AU FINENESS AVERAGES ABOUT 905


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR NW BASE OF SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAINS INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)

Comment (Production): PROBABLY PRODUCTION BY THE SPANIARDS BEFORE 1903. DURING 1932-1933 AVERAGE DAILY RETURNS FOR 30 MEN WAS ABOUT 50 CENTS

Comment (Development): DURING 1931-1932 GRAVELS WERE WORKED IN THE LOWER CANADA. NO PRODUCTION DATA AVAILABLE.

Comment (Deposit): EQUAL VALUE DEPOSIT FROM SURFACE TO BEDROCK. AVERAGE THICKNESS 150 FEET. RANGED FROM 6 TO 252 FEET THICK. DEPOSIT GENERALLY LOOSE UNCEMENTED GRAVEL, WITH ALTERNATING DEEP RED, CLAYEY STRATA.


References

Reference (Production): ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 132

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Deposit): ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 132, ARIZONA GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING, 1932, P. 59-61.

Reference (Deposit): ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 142, ARIZ. GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING, 1937, P 74-77.


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