The Maudina Mine is a tungsten mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,098 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 32.55194, -110.72694
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Maudina Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Maudina Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Oracle 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Mogul Fault Dips 30-60s And Is 50 Ft Thick Breccia & Mylonite Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Escabrosa-Restricted To Faults & Fractures Relat Ed To Mogul Fault
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Vanadinite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Geology): CERUSSITE & WULFENITE WERE IN UPPER 50 FT OF ORE SHOOT
Comment (Workings): PURE GOLD: 175 FT ADIT, 30 X 60 FT OPEN CUT, 35 FT INCLINED SHAFT , 88 FT ADIT, 2 SHALLOW SHAFTS. CODY TUNNEL: 833 FT TUNNEL, 335 FT CRO SSCUTS. OLD MAUDINA MINE: 175 FT VERTICAL SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 50, 100 , 150, AND 175 FT, THE LEVELS COMPRISE ABOUT 1000 FT OF CROSSCUTS AND DRIFTS
Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M030487 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENU M FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): PURE GOLD AND MORNING STAR MINE ARE GROUPED AS BONITO MINE ON TOPO MAP ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = MAMMOTH 1:24000
Comment (Deposit): PURE GOLD IN UPPER SILICIFIED AREA, OLD MAUDINA MINE ALONG STEEP DIPPING FAULTS. SEVERAL ORE SHOOTS
References
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, 1950, M.S. THESIS, UNIV OF AZ
Reference (Deposit): CREASEY, 1967, USGS BULL 1218
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, 1941, ABM BULL 148
Reference (Deposit): DALE, 1959, USBM RI 5516
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