Cora Mine

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

Name: Cora Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Maricopa

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


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