Big Treasure

The Big Treasure is a lead mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,474 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: Big Treasure

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation: 2,474 Feet (754 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 33.035, -110.67610

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Big Treasure MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Treasure
Secondary: Little Treasure Property
Secondary: Mellor Claims


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal


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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Mellor,N H
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1928


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: 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): USGS CHRISTMAS QUAD

Reference (Deposit): ADMR LITTLE TREASURE

Reference (Deposit): ROSS,CLYDE P ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SADDLE MTN AND BANNER

Reference (Deposit): MINING DISTRICTS AZ USGS BULL 771 1925 P 46

Reference (Deposit): USAEC PRELIM RECONN REPORT 172-488 1953 P 34

Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE


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