O'Connor Prospect

The O'Connor Prospect is a lead and copper mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,699 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: O'Connor Prospect

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Copper

Lat, Long: 31.36889, -110.70278

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O'Connor Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: O'Connor Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Washington Camp 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.
Administrative Organization: Coronado National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
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

Type: R
Description: Mineral Deposits Of Washington-Duquesne Area Occupy A Limestone-Sediment Belt (2.5 Mi By 1.25 Mi) Surrounded By Igneous Rocks Which Also Form Detached Masses And Dikes Within Belt

Type: L
Description: Just W Of Contact Of Granodiorite And Colina Limestone Of Washington-Duquesne Limestone Belt


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M030406 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL WATER FILLED SHAFTS.


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM FILES, O'CONNOR PROSPECT.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): ADMR, 1962, MOLYBDENUM PROSPECTS IN AZ.

Reference (Deposit): SIMONS, 1974, USGS MAP I-762.

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, 1915, USGS BULL 582.


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