The Cora Mine is a gold mine located in Maricopa 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
Lat, Long: 33.94889, -112.90889
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Cora Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cora Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
District: Vulture 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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. R. Oneal, C. H. Oneal, And Thomas Barett
Production
Year: 1935
Material type: ORE AU
Description: Ap_Grade: ^2 Shipments, Gave .56 Oz Au And .62 Oz Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
Comment (Reserve-Resource): PROPERTY APPEARED TO HAVE POSSIBILITY OF BEING DEVELOPED INTO A PRODUCER OF 5 TO 10 TONS OF SHIPPING ORE PER DAY
Comment (Workings): PROSPECTED BY A MAIN SHAFT, AND A SHALLOW SHAFT AND OPEN CUT PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): METZGER, O.H., 1938, GOLD AND GOLD MILLING IN THE WICKENBURG AREA, MARICOPA AND YABAPI COUNTIES, ARIZ., USBM INF. CIRC. 6991.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Arizona Gold
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