The La Fortuna Mine is a copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,251 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: 2,251 Feet (686 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 32.35278, -111.90028
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La Fortuna Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: La Fortuna Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1928
Year Last Production: 1928
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: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ASSUMED PROSPECT SIGN, LOCATED BY MILS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)
Comment (Geology): MINE NOT MENTIONED IN ABGMT 189. DISTRICT DESCRIPTION USED
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT 189, P142
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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