The Surprise Mine is a gold mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,159 feet.
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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: 2,159 Feet (658 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 32.20389, -112.68250
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Surprise Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Surprise Mine
Secondary: New Gunsite
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: STRINGERS, LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): SE 1/4 SECTION 16 . PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION
Comment (Production): A "FEW TONS" OF HIGH GRADE GOLD ORE.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND TUNNEL WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 123
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