The Oro Grande Mine is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,402 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: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.39472, -112.11222
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Oro Grande Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Oro Grande Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1924
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^4 % Cu, 3.5 Oz. Au/Ton, 8 Oz. Ag/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): W CENTER SECTION 7 . PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION
Comment (Production): A "FEW TONS" SHIPPED IN 1924 .
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFTS AND PITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 115
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 115 .
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