The Oxbow Mine is a gold mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,400 feet.
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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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.1689, -111.35310
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Oxbow Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Oxbow Mine
Secondary: Oxbow Property
Secondary: Golden Wreath
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Green Valley District
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
Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Pete Saccuci
Info Year: 1973
Owner Name: Clay Thorne
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1980
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Discovery Year: 1876
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: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Chrysocolla
Unknown: Dioptase
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Wulfenite
Unknown: Fluorite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY IS ALSO UNDER USGS MRDS ID NO. M030443.
Comment (Geology): STRIKE IS N-S; DIP IS 45-85 DEGREES WEST
Comment (Geology): CUPRODESCLOIZITE IS ALSO PRESENT AT THE PROPERTY.
References
Reference (Deposit): ELEVATORSKI,E A,AZ INDUSTRIAL MINERALS,ADMR PUB,1978,P30
Reference (Deposit): USGS PAYSON SOUTH QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ADMR OX BOW MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): LAUSEN C AND E D WILSON GOLD AND COPPER DEPOSITS NEAR PAYSON
Reference (Deposit): AZBM BULL 120 1915 P 7, 31 AND 37
Reference (Deposit): AZ MINING JOURNAL MAY 1920 P 56-58
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.
