The Martha Washington is a copper mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,560 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: 4,560 Feet (1,390 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 31.3711, -110.76940
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Martha Washington MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Martha Washington
Secondary: Edna Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Antimony
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Patagonia
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: Coronado Mines Inc; Discovery Process; Randell
Info Year: 1960
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1914
Discovery Year: 1914
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: Scheelite
Unknown: Molybdenite
Comments
Comment (Geology): COPPER CARBONATES ARE ALSO PRESENT.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B 1975 AZBM INDEX OF MINING PROP IN SANTA CRUZ CTY
Reference (Deposit): AZBM CARD FILE SANTA CRUZ CTY
Reference (Deposit): USBM CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST REPORT
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