The Tracy Mine is a gold mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,699 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
Elevation: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 31.36417, -110.25806
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Tracy Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tracy Mine
Secondary: Tracey
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Hartford 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: Leo Deslaurier
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1968
Year Last Production: 1968
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Deposit): 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. VEIN VARIES FROM TWO TO FOUR FEET WIDE
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT IN 1968 30 FEET LONG, 12 FEET DEEP.
References
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP I 509
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
Arizona Gold
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