Dos Oris Mine

The Dos Oris Mine is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,161 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

Name: Dos Oris Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

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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