The L.S.And A.Lake Superior and Az. is a gold mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,927 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: 2,927 Feet (892 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 33.2981, -111.08940
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L.S.And A.Lake Superior and Az. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: L.S.And A.Lake Superior and Az.
Secondary: Golden Eagle
Secondary: Monarch Vein
Secondary: Patented Claims M S 2994
Secondary: Patented Claims M S 2860
Secondary: Queen Creek-Magma Mine
Secondary: Superior Manganese
Secondary: Lake Superior and Arizona
Secondary: Gold Eagle
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Superior
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: John Geyer, Mining Engineer
Info Year: 1987
Owner Name: Tobacco Root Mining Co., Inc.
Info Year: 1987
Production
Year: 1941
Time Period: 1907-1941
Description: 1907-1941 39416 Tr Oz Au, 1641000 Lb Cu, 73842 Tr Oz Ag
Year: 1905
Description: Ore At 31.6% Cu, 2.2 Tr Oz/St Au 13 Carloads Of Ore
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1904
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: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chalcocite
Unknown: Chrysocolla
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): MINERALS ALSO INCLUDE MANGANESE OXIDES.
References
Reference (Deposit): ADMR MAGMA COPPER CO.MISCELLANEOUS #1 FILE
Reference (Deposit): ELSING,M.J.AND E.S.HEINEMAN,USGS BULL 140,1939,P99
Reference (Deposit): AMJ JULY 1922 P 35
Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE
Reference (Deposit): WILSON,E D AZ LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING ABM BUL 137
Reference (Deposit): 1967 P 169-170
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILES
Reference (Deposit): PROPERTY EXTENS INTO SEC 35
Reference (Deposit): ADMR L.S.AND A. MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): JONES,E L.JR AND F L RANSOM,USGS BULL 710-D,PP159,163
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME,F L,USGS 540-D,PP7,8,19
Reference (Deposit): SHORT,M N ET AL,ABM BULL 151,PP,62-63,135-139,15
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM,L.L.ET AL,USBM IC 7990,1961,PP124,126,134-136
Reference (Deposit): USGS SUPERIOR QUAD
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