The Montosa Mine is a lead and copper mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,757 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: 4,757 Feet (1,450 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 31.6689, -110.93330
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Montosa Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Montosa Mine
Secondary: Includes Isabel Isabella Mine And
Secondary: Amado Mine
Secondary: Double O Mine
Secondary: Coronado Nf, Part 12, Santa Rita Mt
Secondary: Unit, Az, Usbm Ofr Mla 11-94.
Secondary: Black Diamond Patented Claims.
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Tyndall
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Calabasas Copper Co; Boykin; Amado Mines; Mcintosh
Info Year: 1975
Production
Year: 1949
Time Period: 1900-1949
Description: 1900-1949 22% Pb, 3% Cu, 11 Oz/T Ag 1000 Tons
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1901
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): F C SCHRADER, 1915, USGS BULL 582, P. 186.
Reference (Deposit): J W ANTHONY, 1951, GEOLOGY OF THE MONTOSA-COTTONWOOD CANYONS
Reference (Deposit): AREA, SANTA CRUZ CTY, AZ, U OF A MS THESIS, 84 P.
Reference (Deposit): S B KEITH, 1975, AZBM BULL 191, P. 86.
Reference (Deposit): AZBM CARD FILE SANTA CRUZ CTY
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