The Lilly Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,119 feet.
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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: 2,119 Feet (646 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.15139, -112.66917
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Lilly Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lilly Mine
Secondary: Saguaro Mine
Secondary: Empire Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Gunsight District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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: 1935
Description: Ap_Grade: ^1 Oz. Au/Ton, 1 Oz. Ag/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1935
Year Last Production: 1935
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: SPOTTY, POCKETS, STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Location): N CENTER SECTION 3. ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT.
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED GEO. BRADLEY
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND SURFACE WORKINGS.
Comment (Geology): GRANITIC ROCKS ARE DECOMPOSED
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 122
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 122 .
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