Tracy Mine

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

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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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Leo Deslaurier

Production

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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

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Orebody

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Structure

Not available

Alterations

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Rocks

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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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