The Big Lode Mine is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,101 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: 4,101 Feet (1,250 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 31.45444, -111.23194
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Big Lode Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Lode Mine
Secondary: Silver Top
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Oro Blanco 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Nw- And Ne-Trending Fault Zones
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Geology): NEAR CONTACT OF MONTANA PEAK FORMATION WITH RUBY DIORITE AND ORO BLANCO FORMATION.
Comment (Deposit): MAP SHOWS MINE IN TMP2 (K1 ABOVE) BUT NEAR CONTACT WITH ORO BLANCO FM SANDSTONE (CRETACEOUS) ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): KNIGHT, L.H., 1970, ORO BLANCO DIST: UNIV. ARIZ. PH.D. THESIS
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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