The San Antonio Mine is a zinc, lead, copper, and silver 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.37472, -110.69194
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San Antonio Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: San Antonio Mine
Secondary: Texas Mine? Very Close Location
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Patagonia 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
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: SMALL, IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)
Comment (Deposit): SILVER IN OXIDIZED ZONE
Comment (Production): WORKED SPORADICALLY
Comment (Development): WORKED MAINLY BY LESSEES
Comment (Workings): SHAFT OPERATIONS
Comment (Geology): LIMESTONE PYROMETAMORPHOSED
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1975, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 191, P. 79
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1975
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