The San Ramon Mine Group is a lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,400 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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 31.61694, -110.85778
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San Ramon Mine Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: San Ramon Mine Group
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Tyndall 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
Year: 1955
Time Period: 1945-1955
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Averaged 8 % Pb, 7 Oz. Ag Per Ton, 2.5 % Zn, 1 % Cu, And Minor Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1945
Year Last Production: 1955
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
Form: LENSING
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)
Comment (Deposit): SILVER ENRICHMENT IS NEAR THE SURFACE.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND TUNNEL OPERATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ CO., ARIZ: ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 191, P. 87
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1975
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