The Saddle Mountain Group is a gold and silver 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
Elevation: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 33.03444, -110.68556
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Saddle Mountain Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Saddle Mountain Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Saddle Mountain District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
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
Type: L
Description: Volcanics Folded Into Deer Creek Syncline With Tension Fractures P Aralleling Axis
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propyllitic, Shallow Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 62.000000+-
Age Young: Tertiary
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 5% DISSEMINATED PYRITE
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Covellite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Specularite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M000645 WITH RE CORD M030477 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEOD ORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979
Comment (Development): SADDLE MTN MINING CO ORGANIZED IN 1900 BY GB CHITTENDEN. 15 PATEN TED AND 1 UNPATENTED CLAIM IN 1923. CLAIMS INCLUDE LOLA CLAIMS. GILA C OPPER SULFIDE CO WAS PAST OPERATOR
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS ON SIDE OF QUARTZ MICA DIORITE DIKE, WHICH IS ALSO MINERA LIZED IN PLACES. SECOND VEIN (BIG ROCK VEIN) EXPOSED EAST OF MAIN VEIN
Comment (Workings): 5 SHAFTS, PORTABLE CONCENTRATING MILL ERECTED AT ASH CREEK IN 190 0-RUINS NOW KNOWN AS OLD MILL. MOST WORKINGS INACCESSIBLE
Comment (Geology): PYRITE FAVORED DIORITE PORPHYRY-QUARTZ DIORITE. PB-AG-ZN FAVORED V OLCANICS AND CONTACTS OF INTRUSIONS
References
Reference (Deposit): BARTLETT, 1972, MS THESIS, UNIV OF UTAH
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, 1925, USGS BULL 771
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, 1964, USGS BULL 1161-E
Reference (Deposit): ABM FILE DATA
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