The Orofino Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,199 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: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 34.37778, -112.39556
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Orofino Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Orofino Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Turkey Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: F. L. Land, Oro Fino Mines Inc.
Years: 1965 -
Owner Name: Robert And Leonard Manifee
Years: 1964 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1937
Year Last Production: 1965
Discovery Year: 1916
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Proterozoic Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N10e To N20e
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Foliation In Proterozoic Rocks
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Name: Amphibolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1770.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1770.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1770.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): CLAIMS INCLUDE ORA FINA (OR OROFINO) AND ORA FINA #1,#2,#3,#4
Comment (Workings): SHAFT LOCATED ON ORA FINA CLAIM
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC METAVOLCANIC ROCKS
Comment (Location): 0.8 MILES EAST OF PALACE STATION. OROFINO NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH ORO FINO (TOW WORDS) PLACER DEPOSIT LOCATED ON HASSAYAMPA RIVER IN T12N, R3W, SEC 11, 52.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPING FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP GQ-997
Reference (Deposit): ARIZ DEPT MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA
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