The Weldon Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona.
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Mine Info
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Weldon Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Weldon Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1910
Time Period: 1880 - 1910
Description: Cp_Grade: ^1 Oz Au/Ton, 1 Oz Ag/Ton, Minor Cu And Pb
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1890
Year Last Production: 1910
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SPOTTY, POCKETY LENSES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Contact Between Andesitic Volcanics And Granitic Intrusive
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED WELDON GOLD CO
Comment (Location): E CENTER SECTION 3 . PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION.
Comment (Production): WORKED INTERMITTENTLY FROM 1880'S TO EARLY 1900'S.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND TUNNEL OPERATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 141
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 141 .
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