Little Treasure Mine

The Little Treasure Mine is a silver mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,700 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

Name: Little Treasure Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation: 2,700 Feet (823 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 33.03528, -110.67500

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Little Treasure Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Treasure Mine
Secondary: Adjust


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1901
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)

Comment (Production): A FEW CARLOADS HAVE BEEN SHIPPED

Comment (Development): SIX UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Comment (Deposit): TWO VEINS DEVELOPED

Comment (Workings): TWO TUNNELS, ONE SHAFT CONNECTING THEM. SEE ROSS, 1925, P. 46, FIGURE 5 FOR PLAN OF WORKINGS.

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D002379 OF J. WILLIAM HASLER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT


References

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, CLYDE P., 1925, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SADDLE MOUNTAIN AND BANNER MINING DISTRICTS, ARIZONA, US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 771.

Reference (Deposit): WILDEN, R., USGS BULL. 1161E

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


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