Cramer Mine

The Cramer Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,249 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: Cramer Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation: 4,249 Feet (1,295 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 31.42472, -111.23556

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Cramer Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cramer Mine
Secondary: Nevada


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Oro Blanco 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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR, LENSING


Structure

Type: L
Description: Brecciated And Sheared


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Iron
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL AND SHAFT OPERATIONS

Comment (Deposit): WEAKLY MINERALIZED, SPOTTY.

Comment (Production): WORKED SPORADICALLY IN THE PAST. TRACT DATES NOT RECORDED.


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1975, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 191, P. 63-64

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1975


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