The Pioneer is a silver mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,600 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: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 33.2347, -110.83610
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Pioneer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pioneer
Secondary: White Metal Mining Co Claims
Secondary: Devine Property
Secondary: Great Republic Patent M S 370
Secondary: Pioneer South Patent M S 374
Secondary: Howard Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
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: Located Claim
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
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): USGS EL CAPITAN MTN QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA MINING JOURNAL NOVEMBER 1919 P 48
Reference (Deposit): WEED W H THE MINES HANDBOOK VOL 15 1922 P 434; 1931 P 467
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET 672
Reference (Deposit): ADMR PIONEER MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR "U" FILE AG 6
Arizona Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Arizona" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Arizona. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Arizona.
