La Plata Mine

The La Plata Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,249 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: La Plata Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation: 5,249 Feet (1,600 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 31.52444, -110.59278

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La Plata Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: La Plata Mine
Secondary: Black Ace


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Red Rock 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

Not available


Production

Not available


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: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: SMALL STRINGERS AND POCKETS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Lead
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Psilomelane
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

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

Comment (Production): SMALL PRODUCTION

Comment (Deposit): POCKETS AND STRINGERS WITH ORE MINERALS

Comment (Deposit): ADDITIONAL REFERENCE: LENON MAP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Commodity): COMMODITIES FROM USBM COMM. MAP OF SANTA CRUZ.

Comment (Workings): OPENED BY 600 FT OF TUNNELS OR DRIFTS; 350 FT OF SHAFTS; SEVERAL WINZES, STOPES AND RAISES


References

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

Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M. CARD FILE.

Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M. REPORT FILE NO. 463.2/15033.

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ CO., ARIZ.: ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 191, P. 82.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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