Old Soldier Mine

The Old Soldier Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,898 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

Name: Old Soldier Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation: 3,898 Feet (1,188 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 31.4056, -111.24110

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Old Soldier Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Old Soldier Mine
Secondary: California
Secondary: California Tunnel
Secondary: Old Soldier Extenison
Secondary: Old Soldier
Secondary: Coronado Nf Mla


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Oro Blanco


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Hack And Irwin
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Teal, Leo
Info Year: 1979


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1890
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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): WOOD, JOHN, AND YERSAVICH, DAN, 1985, GEOLOGIC REPORT ON THE

Reference (Deposit): AMIGO CLAIM GROUP IN THE ORO BLANCO MINING DISTRICT, UNPUB.

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGIC CONSULTATION.

Reference (Deposit): USBM STAFF, 1994, USBM OFR MLA XX-94, P. A34-35.

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1975, AZBM BULL. 191, P. 65.

Reference (Deposit): AZBM CARD INDEX SANTA CRUZ CO.


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