The Margarita Mine Group is a gold and silver mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,049 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: 4,049 Feet (1,234 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.4447, -111.25530
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Margarita Mine Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Margarita Mine Group
Secondary: Golden Eagle
Secondary: Mcdonald
Secondary: Rob Roy
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Oro Blanco
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Newfields Minerals, Inc.
Info Year: 1988
Production
Year: 1941
Time Period: 1903-1941
Description: 1903-1941. See Comments For Grades. 4400 St Ore
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Production): GRADES FOR 1903-41 PRODUCTION: 0.3 TR OZ/ST AU, 0.6 TR OZ/ST AG, MINOR PB AND CU.
References
Reference (Deposit): REPORT OF THE REGION CONTIGUOUS TO THE MONTANA MINE
Reference (Deposit): INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES I SANTA CRUZ CTY
Reference (Deposit): SANTA CRUZ CTY RECORDER'S REPORTS
Reference (Reserve-Resource): WALENGA, K. CANADIAN FIRM SAYS IT WILL DEVELOP SANTA CRUZ
Reference (Reserve-Resource): GOLD MINE. PAY DIRT, NO. 589, JULY 1988, P. 16A.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES. UNPUB-
Reference (Reserve-Resource): LISHED, PUBLIC FILES DATA, 1988; AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Reference (Reserve-Resource): FROM ADMMR, PHOENIX, AZ.
Reference (Deposit): PRIVATE RECORDS
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