Rock Candy Mt. Mine

The Rock Candy Mt. Mine is a copper mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,319 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

Name: Rock Candy Mt. Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation: 6,319 Feet (1,926 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 31.7125, -110.82530

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Rock Candy Mt. Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rock Candy Mt. Mine
Secondary: Coronado Nf, Part 12, Santa Rita Mt
Secondary: Unit, Az, Usbm Ofr Mla 11-94.


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Greaterville District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: El Toro Mg Co.; Bossinger And Reed; Metler
Info Year: 1975


Production

Year: 1955
Time Period: 1933-1955
Description: 1933-1955 Avg 6%Cu, 22 Oz/T Ag, +Pb & Au 125 Tons


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): S B KEITH, 1975, ARIZ BU MINES BULL 191, P. 55.

Reference (Deposit): USBM FIELD NOTES CU60

Reference (Deposit): ARIZ DEP MINES & MINERAL RES FILE DATA.


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