Leatherwood Mine Group

The Leatherwood Mine Group is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,398 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: Leatherwood Mine Group

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation: 6,398 Feet (1,950 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 32.4647, -110.73780

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Leatherwood Mine Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Leatherwood Mine Group
Secondary: Apache Group


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima


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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Sanford

Owner Name: Arizona Copper Mines, Inc.
Info Year: 1968


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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

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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): S B KEITH ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 189 P131 1974

Reference (Deposit): USGS BELLOTA RANCH QUADRANGLE

Reference (Deposit): US AEC PRR PIMA COUNTY ARIZ 1953 P 673


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