The Dos Oris Mine is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,161 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,161 Feet (1,878 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 34.41389, -112.47000
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Dos Oris Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dos Oris Mine
Secondary: Dos Horis
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Hassayampa 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Dos Oris Silver Mining Co.
Years: 1922 -
Owner Name: Standard Metals
Years: 1922 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1883
Year Last Production: 1922
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: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Rocks Trends N10w To N15e
Type: L
Description: Dikes And Veins Parallel Foliation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Amphibolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION MEASURED TO ADIT SYMBOL ON DOS ORIS CLAIM
Comment (Production): ITEM ( 8 ) IS AN ESTIMATE FROM $ 20,000 PRODUCTION AT $ 20.67 PER OUNCE.
Comment (Development): MINE LOCATED ON DOS ORIS CLAIM; THE DOS ORIS WAS WORKED ALONG WITH THE BUZZARD BY THE DOS ORIS SILVER MINING CO. IN 1919
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS INCLUDE A TUNNEL OF 750 FT AND A SHAFT OF 420 FT
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAVOLCANIC AND METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS. RHYOLITE PORPHYRY DIKES OF PROBABLE LCRET-TERT AGE ASSOCIATED WITH VEINS. DIKES POSSIBLY LACKING AT DOS ORIS
References
Reference (Production): A.B.M. BULLETIN 140 , P. 101
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, 1926, USGS BULL 782, P. 118
Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.J. AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936 , ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140 , P. 101
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
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