The Orizaba Mine is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona.
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
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Orizaba Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Orizaba Mine
Secondary: Truman
Secondary: Orizab1
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
District: New River District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Orizaba Mining Co.
Years: 1937 -
Owner Name: Allied Mining And Smelting Co.
Years: 1940 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): 90,000 TONS AT 6 % CU AND $2-3/TON AU+AG
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M. CARD FILE.
Reference (Deposit): MINING WORLD, 1948.
Reference (Production): MINING WORLD, 1948
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