The Mendosa Mine is a gold mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,001 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: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 33.10111, -110.98417
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Mendosa Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mendosa Mine
Secondary: Lucky Strike
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Riverside District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Joe Mendoza
Years: 1940 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1934
Year Last Production: 1940
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Etert Rhyolitic Intrusives In Area
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF GILA RIVER ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Development): PREVIOUS OPERATORS INCLUDED J. HENDERSON (1934) AND M.J.- RACKSTEIN (1935)
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS AND TUNNELS TOTALING AROUNG 1000 FT
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION AND VEINING PROBABLY RELATED TO PALEOCENE RHYOLITIC INTRUSIVE EPISODE
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ-1188
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