The Cara Vaca Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,598 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: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 32.18028, -112.19806
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Cara Vaca Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cara Vaca Mine
Secondary: Knight
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1889
Time Period: 1880 - 1889
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.5 Oz Au/Ton, 0.5 Oz Ag/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Year Last Production: 1940
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): 60 - 100 TONS PRODUCED DURING 1880'S.
Comment (Deposit): AREA OF MINERALIZATION APPROXIMATELY 20 FT ACROSS, VEIN PRESENT IS 5 FT IN WIDTH, AND CONTAINS MOST OF THE GOLD
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFT WORKINGS. , INCLINED SHAFT
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS LOCATED BETWEEN A LIMESTONE OUTCROP AND A GABBRO DIKE, N-S, 30W
Comment (Location): CENTER OF SECTION 29 . PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION
References
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 140 .
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 140 .
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