The Black Princess Mine is a silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,652 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
Elevation: 3,652 Feet (1,113 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 31.6825, -111.28194
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Black Princess Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Princess Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Cerro Colorado District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Soloman And Woatman
Years: 1935 -
Production
Year: 1939
Time Period: 1820 - 1939
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^20 Oz Ag/Ton, 0.2 Oz Au/Ton, Minor Pb, Cu
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Location): SE 1/4 SECTION 14 .
Comment (Production): WORKED SPORADICALLY FROM EARLY 1800'S TO 1939 .
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFT AND SURFACE OPERATIONS.
Comment (Deposit): OXIDIZED AND SUPERGENE ENRICHED
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 113 .
Reference (Deposit): JONES, R. D., 1957 , GEOLOGY OF THE CERRO COLORADO MINING DISTRICT: UNIV. ARIZ., MS THESIS, P. 56 .
Reference (Production): ( 8 ) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 113 .
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