The Fortuna Mine is a gold mine located in Yuma county, Arizona at an elevation of 781 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: 781 Feet (238 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 32.5514, -114.32970
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Fortuna Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fortuna Mine
Secondary: La Fortuna
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yuma
District: Fortuna District
Land Status
Land ownership: Military Reservation
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: U.S. Air Force (Luke Air Force Base Bombing Range)
Info Year: 1959
Production
Year: 1941
Time Period: 1896-1941
Mined: 234792.240 mt
Material type: ore
Description: 1896-1941. See Comments For Grades. 213000 St Ore
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1896
Discovery Year: 1895
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Salton Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DATE OF LAST PRODUCTION IS APPROXIMATE, AS IS YEAR OF DISCOVERY. THE ORE WAS CUT OFF BY A FAULT AT A DEPTH OF 800 FT, AND ONLY A SMALL SEGMENT OF IT WAS FOUND BETWEEN THE 900- AND 1100-FOOT LEVELS. WIDTH OF MINERALIZATION IS .5 TO 3.7 METERS.
Comment (Production): GRADES FOR PAST PRODUCTION ARE: 0.63 TR OZ/ST AU, 0.05 TR OZ/ST AG, AND MINOR CU.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH S B 1978 ARIZ BUR GEOL AND MIN TECH BULL 192 P 150
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