Little Doe Mine

The Little Doe Mine is a lead, silver, and copper mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona.

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: Little Doe Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 31.50028, -111.33972

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Little Doe Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Doe Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Uranium


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Yellow Jacket 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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Unknown
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

Type: L
Description: Fractured Zone


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

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

Comment (Production): 5 TOONS TO 1952

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED ZONE IN SILICIFIED RHYOLITE. RADIOACTIVITY CONFINED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SMALL POCKETS.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MINERALIZED ZONE IN SILICIFIED FRACTURED RHYOLITE. RADIOACTIVITY CONFINED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SMALL POCKETS.


References

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

Reference (Deposit): USAEC PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE REPORT 172-489.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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