The Oro Fino Mine is a zinc and copper mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,799 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 31.4075, -111.25083
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Oro Fino Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Oro Fino Mine
Secondary: Noon Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
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
Owner Name: Oro Fino Mining Co.
Years: 1940 -
Production
Year: 1940
Time Period: 1890-1940
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Averaged 0.6 Oz. Au Per Ton, 3 Oz. Ag Per Ton, And Some Pb And Cu
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1912
Year Last Production: 1940
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
Form: LENSING
Structure
Type: R
Description: Nw- And Ne-Trending Fault Zones
Type: L
Description: Nw Quartz Dike; Dip Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Development): OTERH PAST OPERATORS INCLUDE: DELANTI (1936 AND 1939), FRED NOON (1937, 38), DANIELS (1935), AND WILLIAMS (1912)
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS INCLUDE A 340 FT SHAFT; 700 FT OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS; A 580 FT ADIT
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
References
Reference (Deposit): KNIGHT, L.H., 1970, ORO BLANCO DISTRICT: UNIV. ARIZ. PH.D. THESIS.
Reference (Deposit): YEEND, WARREN, 1973.
Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 191, P. 68.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): ABM FILE DATA
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